Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Transmission [4]

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 33  Number 22  December 4-18, 2014

Epidemiology, Outbreaks, Transmission

Genome sequencing defines phylogeny and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a high transmission setting
Tong S, et al. Genome Res. 2014. Dec 9

Team uses sequencing to track MRSA in resource-limited center with high transmission rates,Genome Web, Dec 9 [by free subscription]

Whole genome sequencing reveals potential spread of Clostridium difficile between humans and farm animals in the Netherlands, 2002 to 2011
Knetsch CW, et al. Euro Surveill. 2014;19(45):pii=20954.

Genomic epidemiology of a protracted hospital outbreak caused by multidrug-resistantAcinetobacter baumannii in Birmingham, England
Halachev MR, et al. Genome Med 2014, 6:70.

Comment:

Study details the impact of WGS in resolving a three-year outbreak of opportunistic pathogen
GenomeWeb, Nov 20, 2014.

Gene flow in environmental Legionella pneumophila leads to genetic and pathogenic heterogeneity within a Legionnaires' disease outbreak
McAdam P, et al. Genome Biology 2014, 15:504.

Presence of human non-polio enterovirus and parechovirus genotypes in an Amsterdam hospital in 2007 to 2011 compared to national and international published surveillance data: a comprehensive review
Janes VA, et al. Euro Surveill 2014;19(46):pii=20964.

Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) and whole-genome MLST of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from human infections in three districts during a seasonal peak in Finland
Kovanen SM, et al. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52(12): 4147-4154.

Influenza A virus transmission bottlenecks are defined by infection route and recipient host
Varble A, et al. Cell Host Microbe 2014; 16(5): 691–700.

Comment:

Barcoding influenza virus to decode transmission
Wu G, Webby RJ. Cell Host Microbe 2014; 16(5): 559–561.

Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance
Bousema T, et al.  Nat Rev Microbiol 2014; 12: 833–840.