Whole-Genome Sequencing Shows That Patient-to-Patient Transmission Rarely Accounts for Acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus in an Intensive Care Unit

Whole-Genome Sequencing Shows That Patient-to-Patient Transmission Rarely Accounts for Acquisition of Staphylococcus aureus in an Intensive Care Unit

An assessment of Staphylococcus aureus acquisition among intensive care patients using serial sampling and whole-genome sequencing found less than a fifth of acquisitions resulted from patient-to-patient transmission. Whole-genome sequencing identified transmission more accurately than spa-typing an...

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Main Authors: Price, James R., Golubchik, Tanya, Cole, Kevin, Wilson, Daniel J., Crook, Derrick W., Thwaites, Guy E., Bowden, Rory, Walker, A. Sarah, Peto, Timothy E. A., Paul, John, Llewelyn, Martin J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922217/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3922217/

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