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Rapid, comprehensive, and affordable mycobacterial diagnosis with whole-genome sequencing: a prospective study.
The Lancet. Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2016
Pankhurst Louise J, Del Ojo Elias Carlos, Votintseva Antonina A, Walker Timothy M, Cole Kevin, Davies Jim, Fermont Jilles M, Gascoyne-Binzi Deborah M, Kohl Thomas A, Kong Clare, Lemaitre Nadine, Niemann Stefan, Paul John, Rogers Thomas R, Roycroft Emma, Smith E Grace, Supply Philip, Tang Patrick, Wilcox Mark H, Wordsworth Sarah, Wyllie David, Xu Li, Crook Derrick W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Slow and cumbersome laboratory diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) risk delayed treatment and poor patient outcomes. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) could potentially provide a rapid and comprehensive diagnostic solution. In this prospective study, we compare real-time WGS with routine MTBC diagnostic workflows. METHODS: We compared sequencing mycobacteria from all newly positive...
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