Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand

Claire V. Mulholland; Ali Ruthe; Ray T. Cursons; Robert Durrant; Noel Karalus; Kathryn Coley; James Bower; Elizabeth Permina; Megan J. Coleman; Sally A. Roberts; Vickery L. Arcus; Gregory M. Cook; Htin Lin Aung

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012

Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand

Claire V. Mulholland, Ali Ruthe, Ray T. Cursons, Robert Durrant, Noel Karalus, Kathryn Coley, James Bower, Elizabeth Permina, Megan J. Coleman, Sally A. Roberts, Vickery L. Arcus, Gregory M. Cook, Htin Lin Aung

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Abstract

Despite New Zealand being a low-tuberculosis (TB) burden country, there are disproportionately high rates of TB in particular populations. Here, we report a rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-140
Number of pages	3
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	88
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012
State	Published - Jun 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Diagnostic
Māori
New Zealand
Tuberculosis
Whole-genome sequencing

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

UN SDGs

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Mulholland, C. V., Ruthe, A., Cursons, R. T., Durrant, R., Karalus, N., Coley, K., Bower, J., Permina, E., Coleman, M. J., Roberts, S. A., Arcus, V. L., Cook, G. M., & Aung, H. L. (2017). Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 88(2), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012

Mulholland, CV, Ruthe, A, Cursons, RT, Durrant, R, Karalus, N, Coley, K, Bower, J, Permina, E, Coleman, MJ, Roberts, SA, Arcus, VL, Cook, GM & Aung, HL 2017, 'Rapid molecular diagnosis of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rangipo strain responsible for the largest recurring TB cluster in New Zealand', Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, vol. 88, no. 2, pp. 138-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.012

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