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. 2023 Apr 20;23:253. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08197-w

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Fig. 1 — The PRISMA overview of the process of obtaining data for analysis. We used the COVIDENCE tool to analyze data efficiently. We searched PubMed and Web of Science databases for the phrases "whole genome sequencing tuberculosis" and "tuberculosis outbreak" restricted to 25 ^Nov 2020. Each article was screened by at least two authors based on the title and abstract. Subsequently, articles that seemed to match the criteria were screened in full. We excluded studies written in languages other than English, describing other species of mycobacteria, and repeating data from previous years. We restricted articles that referred to human TB. The inclusion criteria were confirmation of transmission thru WGS