Comparison of multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis and whole-genome sequencing for investigation of Clostridium difficile transmission.

No study to date has compared multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in an investigation of the transmission of Clostridium difficile infection. Isolates from 61 adults with ongoing and/or recurrent C. difficile infections and 17 asymptomatic carri...

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Auteurs principaux: Eyre, D, Fawley, W, Best, E, Griffiths, D, Stoesser, N, Crook, D, Peto, T, Walker, A, Wilcox, M
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2013