Genotypic clustering does not imply recent tuberculosis transmission in a high prevalence setting: A genomic epidemiology study in Lima, Peru
A. Dixit, L. Freschi, R. Vargas, R. Calderon, J. Sacchettini, F. Drobniewski, J. T. Galea, C. Contreras, R. Yataco, Z. Zhang, L. Lecca, S.-O. Kolokotronis, B. Mathema, M. R. Farhat
This study uses genomic data to show that TB clusters identified by traditional methods may persist for decades, and WGS reveals genetic factors that may enhance transmissibility.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2018Microbiology