The relationship between transmission time and clustering methods in Mycobacterium tuberculosis epidemiology

The relationship between transmission time and clustering methods in Mycobacterium tuberculosis epidemiology

Yes === Background: Tracking recent transmission is a vital part of controlling widespread pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Multiple methods with specific performance characteristics exist for detecting recent transmission chains, usually by clustering strains based on genotype similari...

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Main Authors: Meehan, Conor J., Moris, P., Kohl, T.A., Pečerska, J., Akter, S., Merker, M., Utpatel, C., Beckert, P., Gehre, F., Lempens, P., Stadler, T., Kaswa, M.K., Kühnert, D., Niemann, S., de Jong, B.C.
Language:en
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
MDR-TB molecular epidemiology
Transmission
Spoligotyping
MIRU-VNTR
MLST
Whole genome sequencing
Outbreak detection
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17571

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