Open AccessInsights into the Complexity of a Dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cluster Once Transmission Is Resumed
Author(s) -
Francisco J. Acosta,
Miguel Martínez-Lirola,
Pedro J. SolaCampoy,
Jon Sicilia,
Teresa Guerra-Galán,
Sandra R. Maus,
Patricia Muñoz,
Laura PérezLago,
Darío García de Viedma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.01381-21
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , epidemiology , transmission (telecommunications) , genotyping , molecular epidemiology , biology , cluster (spacecraft) , mycobacterium tuberculosis complex , genetics , evolutionary biology , genotype , medicine , gene , pathology , computer science , programming language , telecommunications
The precise study of the dynamics of tuberculosis transmission in socio-epidemiologically complex scenarios may require more thorough analysis than the standard molecular epidemiology strategies. Our study illustrates the epidemiological and bacteriological complexity present in a transmission cluster in a challenging epidemiological setting with a high proportion of migrant cases.