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Peter M Kinnevey1, Anna C Shore2, Micheál Mac Aogáin3, Eilish Creamer4, Gráinne I Brennan5, Hilary Humphreys6, Thomas R Rogers3, Brian O'Connell7, David C Coleman8.
Abstract
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of 41 patient and environmental sequence type 22 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV (ST22-MRSA-IV) isolates recovered over 6 weeks in one acute hospital ward in Dublin, Ireland, where ST22-MRSA IV is endemic, revealed 228 pairwise combinations differing by <40 single nucleotide variants corresponding to potential cross-transmission events (CTEs). In contrast, 15 pairwise combinations of isolates representing five CTEs were previously identified by conventional molecular epidemiological typing. WGS enhanced ST22-MRSA-IV tracking and highlighted potential transmission of MRSA via the hospital environment.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26582829 PMCID: PMC4733175 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02662-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948