Importance of whole genome sequencing for the assessment of outbreaks in diagnostic laboratories: analysis of a case series of invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections

Outbreaks of Streptococcus pyogenes hypervirulent clones are constant public health threats. In western Switzerland, an increase of severe cases of S. pyogenes invasive infections was observed between December 2015 and March 2016. Our aim was (i) to investigate these cases by the use of Whole Genome...

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Autores principales: Tagini, F., Aubert, B., Troillet, N., Pillonel, T., Praz, G., Crisinel, P. A., Prod’hom, G., Asner, S., Greub, G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28124734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-017-2905-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5495845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28124734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-017-2905-z

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