A Sign of Superspreading in Tuberculosis
Abstract
Molecular typing is a valuable tool for gaining insight into spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Typing allows for clustering of cases whose isolates share an identical genotype, revealing epidemiologic relatedness. Observed distributions of genotypic cluster sizes of tuberculosis (TB) are highly skewed. A possible explanation for this skewness is the concept of "superspreading": a high heterogeneity in the number of secondary cases caused per...
Paper Details
Title
A Sign of Superspreading in Tuberculosis
Published Date
May 1, 2013
Journal
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
395 - 400
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