Application of whole-genome sequencing for distinguishing relapse from reinfection in tuberculosis patients from Lithuania
The risk of reinfection is underestimated in Lithuania, highlighting the need for rapid changes in diagnostics and infection control strategies to contain the transmission of extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) strains in Lithuania.
Authors
- Federico Di Marco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-1342)
- Birutė Nakčerienė
- Valerija Edita Davidavičienė
- Laima Vasiliauskaitė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2061-3387)
- Tomas Kačergius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-8294)
- Daniela María Cirillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6415-1535)
- Alma Zinola
- Agnė Vaitulionytė
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Vilnius University (LT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos (LT)
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108203
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control