{
  "id": 732525,
  "title": "Analytical concordance of targeted next-generation sequencing and whole-genome sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance and lineage determination in West Java, Indonesia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/analytical-concordance-of-targeted-next-generation-sequencing-and",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.12.744373v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) cases rise, timely resistance detection iis essential to lead effective treatment and limit transmission. Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) offers quick results with multiple important drugs covered, but assessments regarding its performance for DR-TB diagnostic use compared to whole genome sequencing (WGS) as the most comprehensive genomic-based…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}