一个分子流行病学和Clostridioides difficile的传播分析,使用在一家医院的全基因组测序草案

Taito Miyazaki1,2, Kotaro Aoki3, Tadashi Maeda2

  • 1Infection Control Section, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.

BMC infectious diseases
|September 17, 2024
PubMed
概括

全基因组测序揭示了在医院中沉默的Clostridioides difficile传播,特别是在患者房间的变化. 这凸显了WGS在感染控制和监测C. difficile传播方面的价值.

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