Cartography of opportunistic pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in a tertiary hospital environment
K. R. Chng, C. Li, D. Bertrand, H. Q. A. Ng, J. S. Kwah, H. M. Low, C. Tong, M. Natrajan, M. H. Zhang, L. Xu, K. K. K. Ko, E. X. P. Ho, T. V. Av-Shalom, J. W. P. Teo, C. C. Khor, , N. Nagarajan
The paper characterizes antibiotic resistance genes and opportunistic pathogens in a hospital environment using genomic sequencing and identifies multidrug-resistant strains persisting for over 8 years.
Nature Medicine · Jun 8, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology