Detection of ESKAPE pathogens and Clostridioides difficile in Simulated Skin Transmission Events with Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Sequencing
Krista L. Ternus, Nicolette C. Keplinger, Anthony D. Kappell, Gene D. Godbold, Veena Palsikar, Carlos A. Acevedo, Katharina L. Weber, Danielle S. LeSassier, Kathleen Q. Schulte, Nicole Westfall, F. Curtis Hewitt
This study evaluates NGS-based methods for detecting healthcare-acquired pathogens in simulated skin transmission events using metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2021 · PreprintGenomics