Tracking a Hospital Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> with Whole-Genome Sequencing

Abstract

Tracking a hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with whole-genome sequencing revealed its origin and probable modes of transmission.

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Klebsiella pneumoniaeCarbapenemOutbreakWhole genome sequencingMicrobiologyBiologyCarbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceaeGenomeMedicineVirologyGeneGeneticsAntibioticsEscherichia coli

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 4
Issue: 148
Pages: 148ra116-148ra116
Citations: 859
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                                    Evan Snitkin, 
                                
                                    Adrian M. Zelazny, 
                                
                                    Pamela J. Thomas
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Tracking a Hospital Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> with Whole-Genome Sequencing. 
                            Science Translational Medicine
                            , 4
                            (148)
                            , 148ra116-148ra116.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3004129
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3004129