Search Results - "Kong, Clare"

Rapid, comprehensive, and affordable mycobacterial diagnosis with whole-genome sequencing: a prospective study by Pankhurst, Louise J, Dr, del Ojo Elias, Carlos, MSc, Votintseva, Antonina A, PhD, Walker, Timothy M, MRCP, Cole, Kevin, BSc, Davies, Jim, Prof, Fermont, Jilles M, MSc, Gascoyne-Binzi, Deborah M, PhD, Kohl, Thomas A, PhD, Kong, Clare, BSc, Lemaitre, Nadine, PhD, Niemann, Stefan, DSc ScD, Paul, John, MD, Rogers, Thomas R, FRCPath, Roycroft, Emma, MSc, Smith, E Grace, FRCPath, Supply, Philip, PhD, Tang, Patrick, PhD, Wilcox, Mark H, FRCPath, Wordsworth, Sarah, PhD, Wyllie, David, FRCPath, Xu, Li, PhD, Crook, Derrick W, FRCPath

“…Summary Background Slow and cumbersome laboratory diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) risk delayed treatment and poor patient outcomes…”
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Universal genotyping reveals province-level differences in the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis by Guthrie, Jennifer L, Marchand-Austin, Alex, Cronin, Kirby, Lam, Karen, Pyskir, Daria, Kong, Clare, Jorgensen, Danielle, Rodrigues, Mabel, Roth, David, Tang, Patrick, Cook, Victoria J, Johnston, James, Jamieson, Frances B, Gardy, Jennifer L

“…Compare the molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) between two large Canadian provinces-Ontario and British Columbia (BC)-to identify genotypic clusters…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in British Columbia, Canada: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Guthrie, Jennifer L, Kong, Clare, Roth, David, Jorgensen, Danielle, Rodrigues, Mabel, Hoang, Linda, Tang, Patrick, Cook, Victoria, Johnston, James, Gardy, Jennifer L

“…Understanding regional molecular epidemiology allows for the development of more efficient tuberculosis prevention strategies in low-incidence settings. We…”
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Genotyping and Whole-Genome Sequencing to Identify Tuberculosis Transmission to Pediatric Patients in British Columbia, Canada, 2005-2014 by Guthrie, Jennifer L, Delli Pizzi, Andy, Roth, David, Kong, Clare, Jorgensen, Danielle, Rodrigues, Mabel, Tang, Patrick, Cook, Victoria J, Johnston, James, Gardy, Jennifer L

“…Tuberculosis (TB) in children is often an indicator of recent transmission. Genotyping and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) can enhance pediatric TB…”
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Universal Genotyping for Tuberculosis Prevention Programs: a 5-Year Comparison with On-Request Genotyping by Guthrie, Jennifer L, Kong, Clare, Roth, David, Jorgensen, Danielle, Rodrigues, Mabel, Tang, Patrick, Thejoe, Maichael, Elwood, Kevin, Cook, Victoria J, Johnston, James, Gardy, Jennifer L

“…Prospective universal genotyping of tuberculosis (TB) isolates is used by many laboratories to detect clusters of cases and inform contact investigations…”
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