Assessment of the use and need for an integrated molecular surveillance of tuberculosis: an online survey in Germany

• Main Authors: Andrea Sanchini (Author), Marta Andrés (Author), Lena Fiebig (Author), Stefan Albrecht (Author), Barbara Hauer (Author), Walter Haas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The implementation of an integrated molecular surveillance (IMS) of tuberculosis (TB) is of high priority for TB control. IMS is defined as the systematic inclusion of molecular typing results in the national TB surveillance system. Although not standardized, an IMS of TB is alre...