Genomic Analysis of a Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus: Implications on Transmission
Rebecca M. Davidson, Sophie E. Nick, Sara M. Kammlade, Sruthi Vasireddy, Natalia Weakly, Nabeeh A. Hasan, L. Elaine Epperson, Michael Strong, Jerry A. Nick, Barbara A. Brown‐Elliott, Jason E. Stout, Sarah S. Lewis, Richard J. Wallace, Arthur W. Baker
Abstract
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has recently been used to investigate acquisition of Mycobacterium abscessus . Investigators have reached conflicting conclusions about the meaning of genetic distances for interpretation of person-to-person transmission.
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Mycobacterium abscessusOutbreakTransmission (telecommunications)BiologyNontuberculous mycobacteriaMicrobiologyVirologyMycobacteriumMedicineGeneticsBacteriaEngineeringElectrical engineeringMycobacterium research and diagnosisTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyInfectious Diseases and Mycology