Within-host evolution of Enterococcus faecium during longitudinal carriage and transition to bloodst...
Within-host evolution of Enterococcus faecium during longitudinal carriage and transition to bloodstream infection in immunocompromised patients
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Enterococcus faecium is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infection, particularly in the immunocompromised. Here, we use whole genome sequencing of E. faecium to study within-host evolution and the transition from gut carriage to invasive disease.
We isolated and sequenced 180 E. faecium from four immunocompromised patients who developed bloo...
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Within-host evolution of Enterococcus faecium during longitudinal carriage and transition to bloodstream infection in immunocompromised patients
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bc9642369145490f9471586af3e1b304
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_bc9642369145490f9471586af3e1b304
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1756-994X
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1756-994X
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10.1186/s13073-017-0507-0
