The need for speed: ultra-rapid high-resolution outbreak analysis in a front-line hospital microbiology laboratory
Max Bloomfield, Sarah Bakker, Megan Burton, Kristin H. Dyet, Alexandra Eustace, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Donia P Macartney-Coxson, David J. Winter, Rhys T. White
This study demonstrates that a cloud-based bioinformatics platform can rapidly analyze genomic data to detect hospital outbreaks with results comparable to manual analysis, without requiring bioinformatic expertise.
Journal of Hospital Infection · Nov 29, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine