Defining nosocomial transmission of Escherichia coli and antimicrobial resistance genes: a genomic surveillance study

The authors provide evidence of bacterial transmission and endogenous infection during routine care by integrating genomic and epidemiological data and by determining a genetic cutoff informed by within-host diversity in the studied population. The findings challenge single colony-based investigations, and the widely accepted notion of plasmid spread.
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