Haemolytic uraemic syndrome is a form of thrombotic microangiopathy affecting
predominantly the kidney and characterised by a triad of thrombocytopenia, mechanical …

Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacteria present a frequent threat to vulnerable patient
populations in hospitals around the world. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly …

Whole genome sequencing can provide essential public health information. However, it is
now known that widely used short-read methods have the potential to miss some randomly …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are responsible for gastrointestinal diseases
reported in numerous outbreaks around the world. Given the public health importance of …

Extended turnaround times and large economic costs hinder the usage of currently applied
screening methods for bacterial pathogen identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility …

US public health agencies have employed next-generation sequencing (NGS) as a tool to
quickly identify foodborne pathogens during outbreaks. Although established short-read …

Detailed laboratory characterization of Escherichia coli O157 is essential to inform
epidemiological investigations. This study assessed the utility of whole-genome sequencing …

Illnesses caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STECs) can be life threatening,
such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The STECs most frequently identified by USDA's …

The potential for using whole genome sequencing (WGS) data in microbiological risk
assessment (MRA) has been discussed on several occasions since the beginning of this …

Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important food‐borne pathogen
capable of causing severe gastrointestinal diseases in humans. Cattle and sheep are the …