Role and value of whole genome sequencing in studying tuberculosis transmission

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health threat worldwide. Theoretically ultimate resolution of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) strain classification makes this technology very attractive for epidemiological investigations. To summarize the eviden...

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Published in:	Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 25; no. 11; p. 1377
Main Authors:	Nikolayevskyy, V, Niemann, S, Anthony, R, van Soolingen, D, Tagliani, E, Ködmön, C, van der Werf, M J, Cirillo, D M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.11.2019
Subjects:	Disease Transmission, Infectious Humans Molecular Epidemiology - methods Mycobacterium tuberculosis - classification Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Sensitivity and Specificity Tuberculosis - transmission Whole Genome Sequencing - methods Outbreak Tuberculosis Whole genome sequencing Standardization Transmission
ISSN:	1469-0691, 1469-0691
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