Whole genome SNP typing to investigate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a health-care provider as the source of multiple surgical site infections.
Chandler Roe, Kimberly Horn, Elizabeth Driebe, Jolene R Bowers, Joel A Terriquez, Paul Keim, David M Engelthaler
This study uses whole genome SNP typing to investigate whether a healthcare provider was the source of multiple surgical site infections, finding no genetic link between the provider's isolate and the infections.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2016Genomics