DNA sequencing and patient data used to halt infection outbreak
Medical Xpress | October 05, 2018
Clinical and research teams at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, using infection prevention and control best practice, whole genome sequencing, and electronic patient data, have halted an outbreak of a potentially deadly fungal pathogen after detecting that multi-use patient equipment was responsible. The breakthrough at the John Radcliffe Hospital is significant as this is the first time an outbreak of Candida Auris (C. Auris) has been completely ended with a clear understanding of the cause.