Utilizing whole genome sequencing to characterize central line-associated bloodstream infections due to <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and clinical review were used to characterize 14 cases of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) due to <i>Staphylococcus epidermidis</i>. WGS, which demonstrated disparate strains, suggested that 42.9% of <i>S. epidermidis</i> CLABSI cases were due to contamination, while clinical review suggested that 57.1% were contamination events.
Authors
- Mark E. Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-8272)
- John E. Wiley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5692-1350)
- Michael R. Wiley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-007X)
- Kelly Cawcutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-0951)
- Chunyi Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-5901)
- Kathie L. Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-6361)
- Peter C. Iwen
- Emily McCutchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-1282)
- Paul D. Fey
- Elizabeth Grashorn
Institutions
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- PRA Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.240
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40