Practical issues in implementing whole-genome-sequencing in routine diagnostic microbiology

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 355-360

  Rossen, J W A ^a,b   Friedrich, A W ^a   Moran Gilad, J ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Genomic and Molecular Diagnostics (ESGMD)   (Switzerland)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacterial typing; Clinical microbiology; Diagnostic stewardship; Molecular diagnostics; Next generation sequencing; Quality control; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; WORKFLOW;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; WORKFLOW;

EID: 85039441572     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.11.001     Document Type: Review

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