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dc.contributor.authorGardy, J.
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, J.
dc.contributor.authorHo Sui, S.
dc.contributor.authorCook, V.
dc.contributor.authorShah, L.
dc.contributor.authorBrodkin, E.
dc.contributor.authorRempel, S.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, R.
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Y.
dc.contributor.authorHolt, R.
dc.contributor.authorVarhol, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBirol, I.
dc.contributor.authorLem, M.
dc.contributor.authorSharma, M.
dc.contributor.authorElwood, K.
dc.contributor.authorJones, S.
dc.contributor.authorBrinkman, F.
dc.contributor.authorBrunham, R.
dc.contributor.authorTang, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:30:00Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:30:00Z
dc.date.created2016-02-01T00:47:10Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationGardy, J. and Johnston, J. and Ho Sui, S. and Cook, V. and Shah, L. and Brodkin, E. and Rempel, S. et al. 2011. Whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak. New England Journal of Medicine. 364 (8): pp. 730-739.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39071
dc.identifier.doi10.1056/NEJMoa1003176
dc.description.abstract

Background: An outbreak of tuberculosis occurred over a 3-year period in a medium-size community in British Columbia, Canada. The results of mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) genotyping suggested the outbreak was clonal. Traditional contact tracing did not identify a source. We used whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis in an effort to describe the outbreak dynamics at a higher resolution. Methods: We sequenced the complete genomes of 32 Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreak isolates and 4 historical isolates (from the same region but sampled before the outbreak) with matching genotypes, using short-read sequencing. Epidemiologic and genomic data were overlaid on a social network constructed by means of interviews with patients to determine the origins and transmission dynamics of the outbreak. Results: Whole-genome data revealed two genetically distinct lineages of M. tuberculosis with identical MIRU-VNTR genotypes, suggesting two concomitant outbreaks. Integration of social-network and phylogenetic analyses revealed several transmission events, including those involving "superspreaders." Both lineages descended from a common ancestor and had been detected in the community before the outbreak, suggesting a social, rather than genetic, trigger. Further epidemiologic investigation revealed that the onset of the outbreak coincided with a recorded increase in crack cocaine use in the community. Conclusions: Through integration of large-scale bacterial whole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis, we show that a socioenvironmental factor - most likely increased crack cocaine use - triggered the simultaneous expansion of two extant lineages of M. tuberculosis that was sustained by key members of a high-risk social network. Genotyping and contact tracing alone did not capture the true dynamics of the outbreak. (Funded by Genome British Columbia and others.) Copyright © 2011 Massachusetts Medical Society.

dc.titleWhole-genome sequencing and social-network analysis of a tuberculosis outbreak
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume364
dcterms.source.number8
dcterms.source.startPage730
dcterms.source.endPage739
dcterms.source.issn0028-4793
dcterms.source.titleNew England Journal of Medicine
curtin.departmentDepartment of Health Policy and Management
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