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Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing in Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation, France, 2017–2018

Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing in Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation, France, 2017–2018

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_17662fedc7094a039d898862e2d5e8d6

Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing in Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation, France, 2017–2018

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Full title

Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing in Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation, France, 2017–2018

Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

Journal title

Emerging infectious diseases, 2019-03, Vol.25 (3), p.589-592

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases

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Scope and Contents

Contents

During June 2017-April 2018, active tuberculosis with Beijing SIT1 isolates was diagnosed in 14 persons living in 4 distant cities in France. Whole-genome sequencing indicated that these patients belonged to a single transmission chain. Whole-genome sequencing-based laboratory investigations enabled prompt tracing of linked cases to improve tubercu...

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Full title

Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing in Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigation, France, 2017–2018

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_17662fedc7094a039d898862e2d5e8d6

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_17662fedc7094a039d898862e2d5e8d6

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ISSN

1080-6040

E-ISSN

1080-6059

DOI

10.3201/eid2503.181124

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