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Infect Genet Evol
; 65: 104-106, 2018 11.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30030207
RESUMEN
While typing methods are increasingly refined, the sampling of bacteria to be typed in healthcare-associated infection context retains less attention. Through 2 emblematic cases of in-hospital transmission of extensively drug-resistant bacteria producing carbapenemases, we demonstrate the impact of colony sampling in typing results. Because of intra-population diversity, typing several colonies of same species and resistotype was needed to fully track the transmission among patients. Bacterial population studies could better decipher transmission routes of healthcare-associated bacteria, thereby improving outbreak control.