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Genomic epidemiology of a national outbreak of post-surgical Mycobacterium abscessus wound infections in Brazil.
Microbial genomics - 1 May 2017
Everall Izzy, Nogueira Christiane Lourenço, Bryant Josephine M, Sánchez-Busó Leonor, Chimara Erica, Duarte Rafael da Silva, Ramos Jesus Pais, Lima Karla Valéria Batista, Lopes Maria Luíza, Palaci Moises, Kipnis Andre, Monego Fernanda, Floto R Andres, Parkhill Julian, Leão Sylvia Cardoso, Harris Simon R
Abstract excerpt
An epidemic of post-surgical wound infections, caused by a non-tuberculous mycobacterium, has been on-going in Brazil. It has been unclear whether one or multiple lineages are responsible and whether their wide geographical distribution across Brazil is due to spread from a single point source or is the result of human-mediated transmission. 188 isolates, collected from nine Brazilian states, were whole genome...
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