Whole-genome sequencing to delineate Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks: a retrospective observational study.

Whole-genome sequencing to delineate Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks: a retrospective observational study.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis incidence in the UK has risen in the past decade. Disease control depends on epidemiological data, which can be difficult to obtain. Whole-genome sequencing can detect microevolution within Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. We aimed to estimate the genetic diversity of rel...

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Autores principales: Walker, T, Ip, C, Harrell, R, Evans, J, Kapatai, G, Dedicoat, M, Eyre, D, Wilson, D, Hawkey, P, Crook, D, Parkhill, J, Harris, D, Walker, A, Bowden, R, Monk, P, Smith, E, Peto, T
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013

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