Surveillance-embedded genomic outbreak resolution of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit
A. J. H. Cremers, J. Coolen, C. Bleeker-Rovers, N. van der Geest-Blankert, D. Haverkate, H. Hendriks, S. Henriet, M. Huynen, E. Kolwijck, D. Liem, W. Melchers, J. Rossen, J. Zoll, A. van Heijst, J. Hopman, H. Wertheim
The paper uses whole-genome sequencing to resolve MSSA outbreaks in a NICU, revealing more accurate transmission chains than traditional methods.
bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2019Microbiology