Genomic epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in individuals admitted to an intensive care unit

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Longitudinal genomic surveillance of carriage and transmission of Clostridioides difficile in an intensive care unit.
Miles-Jay A, Snitkin ES, Lin MY, Shimasaki T, Schoeny M, Fukuda C, Dangana T, Moore N, Sansom SE, Yelin RD, Bell P, Rao K, Keidan M, Standke A, Bassis C, Hayden MK, Young VB. Miles-Jay A, et al. Nat Med. 2023 Oct;29(10):2526-2534. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02549-4. Epub 2023 Sep 18. Nat Med. 2023. PMID: 37723252 Free PMC article.

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