Genomic investigation of a suspected multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in a neonatal care unit in sub-Saharan Africa

Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 12:07 a.m.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.08.06.236117v1?rss=1 Authors: Cornick, J. E., Musicha, P., Peno, C., Saeger, E., Iroh-Tam, P.-Y., Bennett, A., Kennedy, N., Feasey, N., Heniz, E., Cain, A. K. Abstract: A suspected outbreak of multi-drug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Malawian neonatal unit was investigated using whole-genome sequencing. Strain-types, virulence and resistance genes of K. pneumoniae isolated from patients in the hospital over a four-year period were identified. A MDR ST340 clone was implicated as the likely outbreak cause. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info