Genomics and whole genome sequencing (WGS) have the capacity to greatly enhance
knowledge and understanding of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. The growth …

The community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
epidemic in the United States is largely attributable to the meteoric rise of a single clone …

Nosocomial infections pose a significant threat to patient health; however, the gold standard
laboratory method for determining bacterial relatedness (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis …

Bacterial whole genome sequencing holds promise as a disruptive technology in clinical
microbiology, but it has not yet been applied systematically or comprehensively within a …

Genome sequencing has provided snapshots of the transmission of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during suspected outbreaks in isolated hospital wards …

The availability of genome sequences obtained using next-generation sequencing (NGS)
has revolutionized the field of infectious diseases. Indeed, more than 38,000 bacterial and …

Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic, there has been international concern about the emergence of virus variants with …

Background: Prevalence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDROs) continues to
increase, while infection control gaps in healthcare settings facilitate their transmission …

Background In the past decade, several countries have seen gradual replacement of
endemic multi-resistant healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission in the hospital setting has
been a frequent subject of investigation using bacterial genomes, but previous approaches …