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Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing in the Investigation of a Nosocomial Influenza Virus Outbreak
4 Jun 2018
Abstract excerpt
Traditional epidemiological investigation of nosocomial transmission of influenza involves the identification of patients who have the same influenza virus type and who have overlapped in time and place. This method may misidentify transmission where it has not occurred or miss transmission when it has. We used influenza virus whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to investigate an outbreak of influenza A virus infection...
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