Pseudomonas aeruginosa are noscomially acquired, opportunistic pathogens that pose a
major threat to the health of burns patients and the immunocompromised. We sequenced …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a persistent and difficult-to-treat pathogen in many
patients, especially those with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Herein, we describe a longitudinal …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) has a non-clonal, epidemic population with a
few widely distributed and frequently encountered sequence types (STs) called 'high-risk …

Abstract Introduction Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) is a serious
threat to public health. Globally, carbapenemases-producing CRPA isolates mainly belong …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major challenge in the treatment of
infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Highly drug-resistant infections are …

Objectives Here we report on a long-term outbreak from 2009 to 2012 with an XDR
Pseudomonas aeruginosa on two wards at a university hospital in southern Germany …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used for epidemiological investigations of
pathogens. While SNP variant calling is currently considered as the most suitable method …

Background: Typing of nosocomial pathogens is necessary to determine the source of an
outbreak. The aim was to determine the genomic variability among Pseudomonas …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading nosocomial pathogens in intensive care
units (ICU). This opportunist pathogen is commonly recovered from moist environments, and …

Genotyping of 2,882 Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates that had been collected during the
last 40 years identified the ExoU-positive lineages PA14 (ST253) and ST235 as the second …