Utility of viral whole-genome sequencing for institutional infection surveillance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Aug;43(8):1086-1088. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.185. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Authors

Alex Ryutov¹, Xiaowu Gai^{1

2}, Dejerianne Ostrow¹, Dennis T Maglinte¹, Jessica Flores¹, Edahrline J Salas³, Marisa Glucoft³, Michael Smit^{2

3}, Jennifer Dien Bard^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
² Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Cross Infection*
Humans
Infection Control
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
Whole Genome Sequencing