Molecular epidemiology of an extended multiple-species OXA-48 CPE outbreak in a hospital ward in Ireland, 2018-2019

• Main Authors: Carina Brehony (Author), Lisa Domegan (Author), Margaret Foley (Author), Margaret Fitzpatrick (Author), Jacqueline P. Cafferkey (Author), Karina O'Connell (Author), Binu Dinesh (Author), Eleanor McNamara (Author), Fionnuala Duffy (Author), Fidelma Fitzpatrick (Author), Karen Burns (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Objectives: Molecular epidemiological description of an OXA-48 CPE outbreak affecting a tertiary-care hospital ward in Ireland over an extended period (2018-2019). Methods: Microbiological testing and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) were performed on all 56 positive OXA-48 outbreak case isola...