Detection of maternal transmission of resistant Gram-negative bacteria in a Cambodian hospital setting
Chalita Chomkatekaew, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Pasco Hearn, Sona Soeng, Sreymom Pol, Leakhena Neou, Jill Hopkins, Paul Turner, Elizabeth M. Batty
The paper investigates maternal transmission of ESBL-E in Cambodian infants using whole genome sequencing of mother-neonate pairs, finding evidence of bacterial transmission but not plasmid transfer.
Frontiers in Microbiology · Apr 14, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine