Molecular and genomic typing for tuberculosis surveillance: A survey study in 26 European countries.
<h4>Background</h4>Molecular typing and whole genome sequencing (WGS) information is used for (inter-) national outbreak investigations. To assist the implementation of these techniques for tuberculosis (TB) surveillance and outbreak investigations at European level there is a need for i...
Main Authors: | Marta Andrés, Marieke J van der Werf, Csaba Ködmön, Stefan Albrecht, Walter Haas, Lena Fiebig, Survey study group |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210080 |
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