Meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus transmission among healthcare workers, patients and the environment in a large acute hospital under non-outbreak conditions investigated using whole-genome sequencing

Conclusions: WGS detected numerous potential hospital MSSA TEs involving HCWs, patients and environmental contamination under non-outbreak conditions.
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