Cross-Contamination versus Outbreak: Pre-XDR Mycobacterial Strains Confirmed by Whole-Genome Sequencing

• Main Authors: Jee Youn Oh (Author), Kyung Ho Park (Author), Jisoon Lee (Author), Donghyeok Kim (Author), Kwang Hyuk Seok (Author), In-Hwan Oh (Author), Seung Heon Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is promising for the quality control of laboratory facilities for <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> (MTB) strains. We describe the clinical and laboratory characteristics of false positive versus true positive MTB cultures based on WGS, which were experience...