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Longitudinal two-year comparative genomic analysis of respiratory Staphylococcus aureus isolates from intensive care unit mechanically ventilated patients.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Dec 2024
Meyer S, Hernandez-Padilla A C, Fedou A-L, Daix T, Chainier D, Ploy M-C, Vignon P, François B, Barraud O
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BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main healthcare-associated infection in intensive care units with Staphylococcus aureus as the first pathogen in early VAP. AIM: To compare, using whole-genome sequencing (WGS), consecutive S. aureus isolates from lower respiratory samples of mechanically ventilated patients for identification of potential cross-transmissions; and to determine a potential...
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