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Whole genome sequencing reveals hidden transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
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Whole genome sequencing reveals hidden transmission of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

Kalisvar Marimuthu, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Vanessa Koh, Stephan Harbarth, Eli Perencevich, Benjamin Pei Zhi Cherng, Raymond Kok Choon Fong, Surinder Kaur Pada, Say Tat Ooi, Nares Smitasin, …
Nature communications, Vol.13(1), pp.1-11
06/01/2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30637-5
PMCID: PMC9160272
PMID: 35650193
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30637-5View
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Abstract

Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales cause healthcare-associated infections but modes of transmission are not well understood. Here, the authors find evidence of transmission without direct patient contact, indicating presence of undetected environmental reservoirs, whilst half of the transmission events are likely due to plasmid-mediated transmission.

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