Real-Time Genomic Surveillance for Enhanced Healthcare Outbreak Detection and Control: Clinical and Economic Impact
Real-time genomic surveillance enabled the rapid detection and control of outbreaks in our hospital and resulted in patient and economic benefits. This study demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating genomic surveillance into routine infection prevention practice, offering a paradigm shift in healthcare outbreak detection and control.
Authors
- Lora Pless (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-3689)
- Graham M. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-8880)
- Hannah M. Creager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-4717)
- Praveen Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4948-968X)
- M. Patrick Griffith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1012-881X)
- Mark S. Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8277-0425)
- Alexander Sundermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-6287)
- Nathan J. Raabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3258-9003)
- Lee H. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-2705)
- Ashley Ayres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8476-9770)
- Vatsala Rangachar Srinivasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7376-8764)
- Emma G. Mills
- Daria Van Tyne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7284-0103)
- Kady Waggle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9237-9964)
- Deena Ereifej (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2984-3784)
- Hunter Coyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0463-4168)
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Department of Health (TW)
- UPMC Presbyterian (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf216
- Citations
- 18
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 23.73