Whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak

Whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak

Background: An outbreak of tuberculosis occurred over a 3-year period in a medium-size community in British Columbia, Canada. The results of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping suggested the outbreak was clonal. Traditional contact tracing...

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Main Authors: Gardy, J., Johnston, J., Ho Sui, S., Cook, V., Shah, L., Brodkin, E., Rempel, S., Moore, R., Zhao, Y., Holt, R., Varhol, Richard, Birol, I., Lem, M., Sharma, M., Elwood, K., Jones, S., Brinkman, F., Brunham, R., Tang, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39071

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39071

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