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

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

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
  • Genome, Bacterial
  • Genomics
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections* / drug therapy
  • Klebsiella Infections* / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Whole Genome Sequencing

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents