WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING SHEDS LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF A MULTIDRUG RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK OVER 23 YEARS IN A HIGH INCIDENCE SETTING

A. Dippenaar; Dippenaar A.; R. M. Warren; Warren R. M.; M. de Vos; de Vos M.; T. Heupink; Heupink T.; A. van Rie; van Rie A.; C. Clarke; Clarke C.; J. Posey; Posey J.; S. L. Sampson; Sampson S. L.; E. M. Streicher; Streicher E. M.

doi:10.15789/2220-7619-2018-4-6.12

WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING SHEDS LIGHT ON THE TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF A MULTIDRUG RESISTANT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS OUTBREAK OVER 23 YEARS IN A HIGH INCIDENCE SETTING

Authors: Dippenaar A.¹^,2^,3, Warren R.M.¹^,2^,3, de Vos M.¹^,2^,3, Heupink T.⁴, van Rie A.⁴, Clarke C.¹^,2^,3, Posey J.⁵, Sampson S.L.¹^,2^,3, Streicher E.M.¹^,2^,3
Affiliations:
1. DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research
2. South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research
3. Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
4. Global Health Institute, Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp
5. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Issue: Vol 8, No 4 (2018)
Pages: 566-567
Section: TUBERCULOSIS AND MYCOBACTERIA: MOLECULAR APPROACH
URL: https://medbiosci.ru/2220-7619/article/view/119198
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15789/2220-7619-2018-4-6.12
ID: 119198

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DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research; South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town

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