Next-generation sequencing to monitor the spread of antimicrobial resistance

Abstract Next-generation sequencing is increasingly being used to monitor current and historic events related to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance. In a recent publication, researchers analyzed the rise of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the 1960s, emphasizing that...

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Main Author: Michael Otto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Genome Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13073-017-0461-x