Genomic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Cantabria (Spain), a Moderate TB Incidence Setting.

BACKGROUND:Tuberculosis (TB) control strategies are focused mainly on prevention, early diagnosis, compliance to treatment and contact tracing. The objectives of this study were to explore the frequency and risk factors of recent transmission of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis comple...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Inmaculada C Pérez Del Molino Bernal, Troels Lillebaek, Mathias K Pedersen, Luis Martinez-Martinez, Dorte B Folkvardsen, Jesús Agüero, E Michael Rasmussen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4912061?pdf=render