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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Genestet, Caroline Tatai, Jean-Luc Berland, Jean-Baptiste Claude, Emilie Westeel, Elisabeth Hodille, Isabelle Fredenucci, Jean-Philippe Rasigade, Michael Ponsoda, Véronique Jacomo, Anne Vachée, Alice Gaudart, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Anne-Laure Roux, Florence Ader, Karim Tararbit, Garance Terpant, Juliet E. Bryant, Gérard Lina, Oana Dumitrescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
epidemiologic monitoring
disease outbreaks
whole-genome sequencing
drug susceptibility
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-1124_article

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