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. 2021 Dec 1;73(Suppl_4):S255-S257.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab795.

Implementing Whole-Genome Sequencing for Ongoing Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Exemplifying Insights Into Klebsiella pneumoniae

David M Aanensen  1   2 , Celia C Carlos  3 , Pilar Donado-Godoy  4 , Iruka N Okeke  5 , K L Ravikumar  6 ; NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
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Implementing Whole-Genome Sequencing for Ongoing Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Exemplifying Insights Into Klebsiella pneumoniae

David M Aanensen et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

In this Supplement, we detail outputs of the National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Genomic Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance project, covering practical implementation of whole-genome sequencing across our consortium, which consists of laboratories in Colombia, India, Nigeria, and the Philippines.

Keywords: Klebsiella; AMR; WGS; antimicrobial resistance; whole-genome sequencing.

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