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Understanding antimicrobial resistance to manage cholera

Genomic epidemiology of the Yemen cholera outbreak reveals the genetic basis for emergence of multidrug resistance with implications for Vibrio cholerae surveillance and control.

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Fig. 1: Expansion of multidrug resistance in Yemeni 7PET V. cholerae isolates.

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Pragasam, A.K., Balaji, V. & Mutreja, A. Understanding antimicrobial resistance to manage cholera. Nat Microbiol 8, 1754–1755 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01482-z

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