Assessment of the use and need for an integrated molecular surveillance of tuberculosis: an online survey in Germany

Assessment of the use and need for an integrated molecular surveillance of tuberculosis: an online survey in Germany

Abstract Background The implementation of an integrated molecular surveillance (IMS) of tuberculosis (TB) is of high priority for TB control. IMS is defined as the systematic inclusion of molecular typing results in the national TB surveillance system. Although not standardized, an IMS of TB is alre...

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Main Authors: Andrea Sanchini, Marta Andrés, Lena Fiebig, Stefan Albrecht, Barbara Hauer, Walter Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Molecular surveillance
Epidemiology
Public health
Molecular typing
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6631-6

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