Agrobacterium spp. nosocomial outbreak assessment using rapid MALDI-TOF MS based typing, confirmed by whole genome sequencing

Agrobacterium spp. nosocomial outbreak assessment using rapid MALDI-TOF MS based typing, confirmed by whole genome sequencing

Abstract Background A number of episodes of nosocomial Agrobacterium spp. bacteremia (two cases per year) were observed at Bern University Hospital, Switzerland, from 2015 to 2017. This triggered an outbreak investigation. Methods Cases of Agrobacterium spp. bacteremias that occurred between August...

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Main Authors: Carlo Casanova, Elia Lo Priore, Adrian Egli, Helena M. B. Seth-Smith, Lorenz Räber, Daniel Ott, Valentin Pflüger, Sara Droz, Jonas Marschall, Rami Sommerstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Agrobacterium
Rhizobium
Nosocomial outbreak
MALDI-TOF MS
Whole genome sequencing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0619-y

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