Optimizing hierarchical tree dissection parameters using historic epidemiologic data as 'ground truth'.

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Hierarchical clustering of pathogen genotypes is widely used to complement epidemiologic investigations of outbreaks. Investigators must dissect trees to obtain genetic partitions that provide epidemiologists with meaningful information. Statistical approaches to tree dissection often require a user-defined parameter to predict the optimal partition number and augmenting this parameter can drastically impact...

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