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An Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Mental Health Facility: Advantage of Well-Timed Whole-Genome Sequencing Over emm Typing.

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Title: An Outbreak of Streptococcus pyogenes in a Mental Health Facility: Advantage of Well-Timed Whole-Genome Sequencing Over emm Typing.
Authors: Bergin SM; 1Department of Laboratory Medicine,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Periaswamy B; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Barkham T; 1Department of Laboratory Medicine,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Chua HC; 4Institute of Mental Health,Singapore., Mok YM; 4Institute of Mental Health,Singapore., Fung DSS; 4Institute of Mental Health,Singapore., Su AHC; 4Institute of Mental Health,Singapore., Lee YL; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Chua MLI; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Ng PY; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Soon WJW; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Chu CW; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Tan SL; 5National Skin Center,Singapore., Meehan M; 6Irish Meningitis and Sepsis Reference Laboratory,Temple Street Children's University Hospital,Dublin,Ireland., Ang BSP; 7Department of Infectious Diseases,Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Leo YS; 7Department of Infectious Diseases,Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Holden MTG; 11University of St Andrews,St Andrews,Scotland., De P; 1Department of Laboratory Medicine,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Hsu LY; 7Department of Infectious Diseases,Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore., Chen SL; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., de Sessions PF; 2Genome Institute of Singapore,Singapore., Marimuthu K; 7Department of Infectious Diseases,Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology,Tan Tock Seng Hospital,Singapore.
Source: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2018 Jul; Vol. 39 (7), pp. 852-860. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 09.
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Info: Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8804099 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1559-6834 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0899823X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1559-6834
DOI:10.1017/ice.2018.101