Comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and whole-genome-sequencing-based typing confirms the accuracy of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for the investigation of local Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreaks.

Date publication

juin 2020

Journal

The Journal of hospital infection

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr HOCQUET Didier

Tous les auteurs :
Martak D, Meunier A, Sauget M, Cholley P, Thouverez M, Bertrand X, Valot B, Hocquet D

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32585172

Résumé

To determine whether pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) accurately recognizes isolates belonging to clusters defined by techniques based on whole-genome sequencing (WGS) using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a model.

Mots clés

Bacterial typing, Outbreaks, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, Whole-genome sequencing, cgMLST

Référence

J. Hosp. Infect.. 2020 Jun 22;: