[HTML][HTML] Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the UK: a cross-sectional molecular and epidemiological study of clustering and contact tracing
LF Anderson, S Tamne, T Brown, JP Watson… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Between 2000 and 2012 the number of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis
cases in the UK increased from 28 per year to 81 per year. We investigated the proportion of …
cases in the UK increased from 28 per year to 81 per year. We investigated the proportion of …
Whole genome sequence analysis of a large isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in London: a retrospective observational study
Background A large isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis outbreak centred on London, United
Kingdom, has been ongoing since 1995. The aim of this study was to investigate the power …
Kingdom, has been ongoing since 1995. The aim of this study was to investigate the power …
Transmission of tuberculosis within family-households
E Augustynowicz-Kopeć, T Jagielski, M Kozińska… - Journal of Infection, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The introduction of molecular typing methods in the 1990s to study the
epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) has significantly improved the possibilities of quantifying …
epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) has significantly improved the possibilities of quantifying …
Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages Associate with Patient Country of Origin
MB Reed, VK Pichler, F McIntosh, A Mattia… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over recent years, there has been an increasing acknowledgment of the diversity that exists
among Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. To facilitate comparative studies aimed …
among Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates. To facilitate comparative studies aimed …
Genotyping of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using MIRUs: association with VNTR and spoligotyping for molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics
C Sola, I Filliol, E Legrand, S Lesjean, C Locht… - Infection, genetics and …, 2003 - Elsevier
The recent introduction of molecular methods has gained increased acceptance as a
powerful tool for epidemiology and phylogeny of tuberculosis (TB). In this investigation, the …
powerful tool for epidemiology and phylogeny of tuberculosis (TB). In this investigation, the …
One year nationwide evaluation of 24-locus MIRU-VNTR genotyping on Slovenian Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
U Bidovec-Stojkovic, M Zolnir-Dovc, P Supply - Respiratory medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Slovenia is one of the few countries where IS6110 RFLP is applied for
genotyping M. tuberculosis at a nationwide level, which has been in effect since 2000 …
genotyping M. tuberculosis at a nationwide level, which has been in effect since 2000 …
Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sicily Based on Spoligotyping and Variable Number of Tandem DNA Repeats and Comparison with a …
In a previous study, we proposed to associate spoligotyping and typing with the variable
number of tandem DNA repeats (VNTR) as an alternative strategy to IS 6110-restriction …
number of tandem DNA repeats (VNTR) as an alternative strategy to IS 6110-restriction …
Use of multiple markers in population-based molecular epidemiologic studies of tuberculosis
SETTING: Many epidemiologic studies of tuberculosis are being conducted worldwide.
Fingerprinting with a secondary marker in strains with fewer than six IS6110-hybridizing …
Fingerprinting with a secondary marker in strains with fewer than six IS6110-hybridizing …
Macro-geographical specificities of the prevailing tuberculosis epidemic as seen through SITVIT2, an updated version of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotyping …
In order to provide a global overview of genotypic, epidemiologic, demographic,
phylogeographical, and drug resistance characteristics related to the prevailing tuberculosis …
phylogeographical, and drug resistance characteristics related to the prevailing tuberculosis …