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ArticlePloS one2014

Shifts in Mycobacterial Populations and Emerging Drug-Resistance in West and Central Africa.

Florian Gehre, Mebrat Ejo, Kristina Fissette, Pim de Rijk, Cécile Uwizeye, Elie Nduwamahoro, Odin Goovaerts, Dissou Affolabi, Martin Gninafon, Fanny M Lingoupou and 11 more

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 8 institutions in 8 countries.

Florian GehreInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium; Medical Research Council (MRC), The Gambia Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.
Mebrat EjoInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Kristina FissetteInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Pim de RijkInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Cécile UwizeyeInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Elie NduwamahoroInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Odin GoovaertsInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Dissou AffolabiLaboratoire de Reference des Mycobactéries, Cotonou, Benin.
Martin GninafonLaboratoire de Reference des Mycobactéries, Cotonou, Benin.
Fanny M LingoupouLaboratoire des Mycobactéries, Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Mamadou Dian BarryLaboratoire de Reference des Mycobactéries, Conakry, Guinea-Conakry.
Oumou SowLaboratoire de Reference des Mycobactéries, Conakry, Guinea-Conakry.
Corinne MerleLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Piero OlliaroUNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), Geneva, Switzerland.
Fatoumata BaLaboratoire de Reference des Mycobactéries, Dakar, Senegal.
Marie SarrNational TB Programme, Dakar, Senegal.
Alberto PiubelloDamien Foundation, Niamey, Niger.
Juergen NoeskeIndependent Consultant, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Martin AntonioMedical Research Council (MRC), The Gambia Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.
Leen RigoutsInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium.
Bouke C de JongInstitute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium; New York University, New York, United States of America.
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde · BEAidjan-Lagos Corridor Organization · BJInstitut Pasteur de Bangui · CFLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBMRC Unit the Gambia · GMNew York University · USUnited Nations Children's Fund Niger · NEWorld Health Organization · CH

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U190074190Medical Research Council MC_U190081991Medical Research Council MR/K012126/1World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we retrospectively analysed a total of 605 clinical isolates from six West or Central African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Guinea-Conakry, Niger and Senegal). Besides spoligotyping to assign isolates to ancient and modern mycobacterial lineages, we conducted phenotypic drug-susceptibility-testing for each isolate for the four first-line drugs. We showed that phylogenetically modern Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains are more likely associated with drug resistance than ancient strains and predict that the currently ongoing replacement of the endemic ancient by a modern mycobacterial population in West/Central Africa might result in increased drug resistance in the sub-region.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, BacterialAfrica, CentralAfrica, WesternAntitubercular AgentsGenotyping TechniquesMycobacterium tuberculosisPhylogenyRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesTuberculosisAntitubercular Agents

Identifiers

PMID25493429
PMCPMC4262193
OpenAlexW2159301684

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