Validation of genotype cluster investigations for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: application results for 44 clusters from four heterogeneous United States jurisdictions

Validation of genotype cluster investigations for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: application results for 44 clusters from four heterogeneous United States jurisdictions

Abstract Background Tracking the dissemination of specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) strains using genotyped Mtb isolates from tuberculosis patients is a routine public health practice in the United States. The present study proposes a standardized cluster investigation method to identify epi...

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Main Authors: Larry D. Teeter, Padmaja Vempaty, Duc T. M. Nguyen, Jane Tapia, Sharon Sharnprapai, Smita Ghosh, J. Steven Kammerer, Roque Miramontes, Wendy A. Cronin, Edward A. Graviss, on behalf of the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Epidemiology
Genotype
Cluster investigation
MIRU-VNTR
Spoligotype
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-1937-9

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