mSphere of Influence: Whole-Genome Sequencing, a Vital Tool for the Interruption of Nosocomial Transmission.
Ahmed BabikerPublished in: mSphere (2021)
Ahmed Babiker's work focuses on the clinical and genomic epidemiology of multidrug-resistant health care-associated pathogens and other high-consequence pathogens. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how the paper "Tracking a Hospital Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae with Whole-Genome Sequencing" by Evan S. Snitkin et al. (Sci Transl Med 4:148ra116, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3004129) impacted his thinking on the use of whole-genome sequencing for nosocomial transmission investigation.
Keyphrases
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- multidrug resistant
- gram negative
- acinetobacter baumannii
- healthcare
- drug resistant
- escherichia coli
- rheumatoid arthritis
- spinal cord injury
- antimicrobial resistance
- risk factors
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- dna methylation
- emergency department
- interstitial lung disease
- social media
- affordable care act
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- health insurance
- genome wide
- drug induced