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Biochemical phenotypes to discriminate microbial subpopulations and improve outbreak detection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Galar Alicia, Kulldorff Martin, Rudnick Wallis, O'Brien Thomas F, Stelling John
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide constitute an invaluable resource for monitoring emerging threats and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. We studied the growing number of biochemical tests routinely performed on clinical isolates to explore their value as epidemiological markers. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Microbiology laboratory results from January 2009 through December 2011...
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