Whole-genome sequencing resolves a polyclonal outbreak by extended-spectrum beta-lactam and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Portuguese tertiary-care hospital

• DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000349
• Publication Date: 2020-04-01T16:16:42Z
• Authors: João Perdigão; Ana Modesto; A. L. Pereira; O. Neto; V. Matos; A. Godinho; Jody Phelan; James Charleston; Anton Spadar; Paola Florez de S...; Martin Hibberd; Susana Campino; A. Costa; F. Fernandes; F. Ferreira; A. B. Correia; Luisa Gonçalves; Taane G. Clark; Aida Duarte
• Keywords: Carbapenem; Multilocus sequence typing

has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen, with whole-genome sequencing (WGS) significantly improving our ability to characterize associated outbreaks. Our study sought perform a genome-wide analysis of multiclonal