Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in Birmingham, UK, 2009-19: An observational study

• Main Authors: Timothy M. Walker (Author), Marc Choisy (Author), Martin Dedicoat (Author), Philip G. Drennan (Author), David Wyllie (Author), Fan Yang-Turner (Author), Derrick W. Crook (Author), Esther R. Robinson (Author), A. Sarah Walker (Author), E. Grace Smith (Author), Timothy E.A. Peto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Over 10-years of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Birmingham presents an opportunity to explore epidemiological trends and risk factors for transmission in new detail. Methods: Between 1st January 2009 and 15th June 2019, we obtained the first WGS i...