Whole-genome sequencing rule-out of suspected hospital-onset Rhizopus outbreaks

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Dec;44(12):2059-2061. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.85. Epub 2023 Jun 13.

Abstract

Two independent temporal-spatial clusters of hospital-onset Rhizopus infections were evaluated using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that isolates within each cluster were unrelated despite epidemiological suspicion of outbreaks. The ITS1 region alone was insufficient for accurate analysis. WGS has utility for rapid rule-out of suspected nosocomial Rhizopus outbreaks.

MeSH terms

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • Rhizopus* / genetics