Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been perceived as a technology with
the potential to revolutionise clinical microbiology. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the …

Routine full characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is culture based, taking many
weeks. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can generate antibiotic susceptibility profiles to …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae have remained, for many years, the
primary species of the genus Mycobacterium of clinical and microbiological interest. The …

Background Whole genome sequencing provides better delineation of transmission clusters
in Mycobacterium tuberculosis than traditional methods. However, its ability to reveal …

Background Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is becoming an important part of
epidemiological investigations of infectious diseases due to greater resolution and cost …

Background Nearly two decades after completion of the genome sequence of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and with the advent of next generation sequencing …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a newer alternative for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics
and is capable of providing rapid drug resistance profiles while performing species …

Immigrants from regions with a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are a risk group for TB in
low-incidence countries such as Switzerland. In a previous analysis of a nationwide …

Abstract Background Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable Number Tandem
Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing is widely used in high-income countries to determine …