Hospital bacteria tracked better than ever before with new technique
Aug 30, 2024 ·
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New method provides high-resolution surveillance data about multiple common antibiotic-resistant bacteria at once and could help prevent the spread of infections Researchers have developed a new genomic technique that can...
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New method provides high-resolution surveillance data about multiple common antibiotic-resistant bacteria at once and could help prevent the spread of infections
Researchers have developed a new genomic technique that can track the spread of multiple superbugs in a hospital simultaneously, possibly helping to prevent and manage common hospital infections quicker and more effectively than ever before.
The proof-of-concept study, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oslo, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Italy, and collaborators, details a new deep sequencing approach that captures all the common infectious bacteria in a hospital at once. Current methods culture and sequence all pathogens separately which takes longer and requires more work.
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Researchers have developed a new genomic technique that can track the spread of multiple superbugs in a hospital simultaneously, possibly helping to prevent and manage common hospital infections quicker and more effectively than ever before.
The proof-of-concept study, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Oslo, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo in Italy, and collaborators, details a new deep sequencing approach that captures all the common infectious bacteria in a hospital at once. Current methods culture and sequence all pathogens separately which takes longer and requires more work.
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| Author | Wellcome Sanger Institute |
| Organization | Wellcome Sanger Institute |
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