In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been perceived as a technology with
the potential to revolutionise clinical microbiology. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the …

Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) pose an urgent risk to global human
health. CRE that are non-susceptible to all commercially available antibiotics threaten to …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines carbapenem-resistant
Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) based upon a phenotypic demonstration of carbapenem …

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a significant cause of gastrointestinal illness in the
United States; however, current molecular subtyping methods lack resolution for this highly …

The pace of pathogen discovery is rapidly accelerating. This reflects not only factors that
enable the appearance and globalization of new microbial infections, but also improvements …

The hospital environment significantly contributes to the onset of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs), which represent one of the most frequent complications occurring in …

The potential of bacterial whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to complement existing
diagnostic infrastructures in clinical microbiology has been shown in proof-of-principle …

Objectives Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common nosocomial pathogen responsible for
significant morbidity and mortality internationally. Patients may become colonised or infected …

1. Executive summary Multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacterial infections have
become prevalent in some European countries. Moreover, increased use of broad-spectrum …

The rise of high-throughput sequencing technologies and culture-independent microbial
surveys has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of how microbes colonize …