Contact investigations for outbreaks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: advances through whole genome sequencing.

The control of tuberculosis depends on the identification and treatment of infectious patients and their contacts, who are currently identified through a combined approach of genotyping and epidemiological investigation. However, epidemiological data are often challenging to obtain, and genotyping d...

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Main Authors: Walker, T, Monk, P, Smith, E, Peto, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013