A Predominant Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Cluster of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates among Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands and Denmark, Deciphered by Whole-Genome Sequencing

In many countries, Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates are routinely subjected to variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) typing to investigate M. tuberculosis transmission. Unexpectedly, cross-border clusters were identified among African refugees in the Netherlands and Denmark, although transmission...

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Autores principales: Jajou, Rana, de Neeling, Albert, Rasmussen, Erik Michael, Norman, Anders, Mulder, Arnout, van Hunen, Rianne, de Vries, Gerard, Haddad, Walid, Anthony, Richard, Lillebaek, Troels, van der Hoek, Wim, van Soolingen, Dick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29167288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01100-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5786717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29167288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01100-17

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