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Whole Genome Sequencing in Real-Time Investigation and Management of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Infection control and hospital epidemiology - 1 Sept 2015
Davis Rebecca J, Jensen Slade O, Van Hal Sebastiaan, Espedido Björn, Gordon Adrienne, Farhat Rima, Chan Raymond
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OBJECTIVE: To use whole genome sequencing to describe the likely origin of an outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a neonatal unit. DESIGN: Outbreak investigation. SETTING: The neonatal intensive care unit service of a major obstetric tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Infants admitted to the neonatal unit who developed P. aeruginosa colonization or infection. METHODS: We undertook whole genome sequencing of P....
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