Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect an outbreak of Malassezia pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit - California, 2015-2016

Nancy A. Chow; Raymond Chinn; Alice Pong; Kerry Schultz; Janice Kim; Lalitha Gade; Brendan R. Jackson; Karlyn D. Beer; Anastasia P. Litvintseva

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Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect an outbreak of Malassezia pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit - California, 2015-2016

Chow N
Chinn R
Pong A
et al.

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2020) 41(7) 851-853

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2020.73

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Whole-genome sequencing confirmed the presence of a Malassezia pachydermatis outbreak among neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit. This technology supports the importance of adhering to infection prevention measures.

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Chow, N. A., Chinn, R., Pong, A., Schultz, K., Kim, J., Gade, L., … Litvintseva, A. P. (2020). Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect an outbreak of Malassezia pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit - California, 2015-2016. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 41(7), 851–853. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.73

Use of whole-genome sequencing to detect an outbreak of Malassezia pachydermatis infection and colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit - California, 2015-2016

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