Economic evaluation of whole genome sequencing for pathogen identification and surveillance - results of case studies in Europe and the Americas 2016 to 2019

ConclusionsEven at cost levels documented here, WGS provides a level of additional information that more than balances the additional costs if used effectively. The substantial cost differences for WGS between reference laboratories were due to economies of scale, degree of automation, sequencing technology used and institutional discounts for equipment and consumables, as well as the extent to which sequencers are used at full capacity.PMID:33663647 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.9.1900606

Source: Euro Surveill - March 5, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frank Alleweldt Şenda Kara Kris Best Frank M Aarestrup Martin Beer Theo M Bestebroer Josefina Campos Gabriele Casadei Isabel Chinen Gary Van Domselaar Catherine Dominguez Helen E Everett Ron Am Fouchier Kathie Grant Jonathan Green Dirk H öper Jonathan J Source Type: research