Allison McGeer

Leveraging whole-genome sequencing to manage a Streptococcus agalactiae outbreak in a neonatal intensive care unit

OBJECTIVES: To investigate late-onset Group B Streptococcus (GBS) transmission dynamics in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). SETTING: A 57-bed level III NICU in Toronto, Canada. PATIENTS: Neonates with late-onset GBS (LOGBS) identified, Ju...