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Whole-genome sequencing for outbreak investigations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the neonatal intensive care unit: time for routine practice?
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Jul 2015
Azarian Taj, Cook Robert L, Johnson Judith A, Guzman Nilmarie, McCarter Yvette S, Gomez Noel, Rathore Mobeen H, Morris J Glenn, Salemi Marco
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BACKGROUND Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at increased risk for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) acquisition. Outbreaks may be difficult to identify due in part to limitations in current molecular genotyping available in clinical practice. Comparison of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may identify epidemiologically distinct isolates among a population...
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