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

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

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

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

Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

Journal title

The Lancet infectious diseases, 2013-02, Vol.13 (2), p.137-146

Language

English

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Publisher

London: Elsevier Ltd

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Contents

Summary 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 related M tuberculosis strains in the UK Midla...

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

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3556524

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3556524

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ISSN

1473-3099

E-ISSN

1474-4457

DOI

10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70277-3

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