Use of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy for real-time outbreak investigation of OXA-48-producing Escherichia coli.
Hadas KonMor N Lurie-WeinbergerCarmela LugassyDafna ChenVered SchechnerMitchell J SchwaberKhetam HusseinTamar AlonJalal TarabeiaMoran HamoIbraheem FiranWorood AboalhegaElena LomansovSigal MendelsohnAlona Keren-PazYehuda CarmeliPublished in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2024)
FTIR can operate as a rapid, efficient and reliable first-line tool for outbreak investigations during a real-time ongoing E. coli outbreak, which can contribute to limiting the spread of pathogens.