Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis
Por:
Coll, P, de Viedma, DG
Publicada:
1 abr 2018
Resumen:
The application of genotyping tools allowed us to discriminate between the Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates obtained in the laboratory. The differentiation between single strains opened the door to molecular epidemiology studies, which had helped us to progress in our knowledge of how this pathogen is transmitted in the progressively more complex socio-epidemiological scenario. The genetic stability of this microorganism led to develop specific methodologies, which are thoroughly revised in this chapter. In addition to their application in epidemiology, we review, how they can offer a response to different diagnostic and clinical challenges. Finally, we focus on describing the novel genomic revolution we are experiencing in the analysis of tuberculosis, the methodology in which it is based and the novel possibilities it offers, including new routes of integrating both the molecular and genomic languages in innovative post-genomic proposals, better suited to our real-life context. (C) 2018 Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. and Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades lnfecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Coll, P:
Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Serv Microbiol, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Genet & Microbiol, Bellaterra, Spain
Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Inst Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
de Viedma, DG:
Univ Gregorio Maranon, Hosp Gen, Serv Microbiol Clin & Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
Inst Invest Sanitaria Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
CIBERES, CIBER Enfermedades Resp, Madrid, Spain
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