Therapy for bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus is often ineffective, even when
treatment conditions are optimal according to experimental protocols. Adapted subclones, …

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly used as part of
infection prevention practices. In this study, we established a long-read technology-based …

Background Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used to map the spread of
bacterial and viral pathogens in nosocomial settings. A limiting factor for more widespread …

Whole-genome sequencing was used to examine a persistent Enterococcus faecium bacteremia
that acquired heteroresistance to three antibiotics in response to prolonged multidrug …

One-third of the world’s population carries Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious
agent that causes tuberculosis (TB), and every 17 s someone dies of TB. After infection, Mtb …

Background Healthcare-associated infections pose a potentially fatal threat to patients
worldwide and Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes of healthcare-…

Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes life-threatening
infections in both community and hospital settings and is a leading cause of health care–…

BACKGROUNDReported per-patient costs of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) vary by 2
orders of magnitude among different hospitals, implying that infection control officers need …

This case–control study of 25 cases with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
bacteremia with vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ≥ 2 µg/mL and 391 …

In a liver transplant recipient with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) surgical site
and bloodstream infection, a combination of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus …