Whole-genome epidemiology, characterisation, and phylogenetic reconstruction of Staphylococcus aureus strains in a paediatric hospital

Whole-genome epidemiology, characterisation, and phylogenetic reconstruction of Staphylococcus aureus strains in a paediatric hospital

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen and a leading cause of nosocomial infections. It can acquire resistance to all the antibiotics that entered the clinics to date, and the World Health Organization defined it as a high-priority pathogen for research and developmen...

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Main Authors: Serena Manara, Edoardo Pasolli, Daniela Dolce, Novella Ravenni, Silvia Campana, Federica Armanini, Francesco Asnicar, Alessio Mengoni, Luisa Galli, Carlotta Montagnani, Elisabetta Venturini, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Guido Grandi, Giovanni Taccetti, Nicola Segata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
Microbial genomics
Microbial epidemiology
Bacterial pathogens
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-018-0593-7

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