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The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria : report from the EUCAST Subcommittee

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The European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing established a subcommittee to review the current development status of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for bacterial antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 346 citations till now.

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Clinical Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing for Pathogen Detection.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the application of untargeted metagenomic next-generation sequencing to the clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases, particularly in areas in which conventional diagnostic approaches have limitations.
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Understanding the Promises and Hurdles of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing as a Diagnostic Tool for Infectious Diseases.

TL;DR: With the development of mNGS assays, it is essential for treating practitioners to understand both the power and limitations of the method as a diagnostic tool.
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Methods for the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria: past, present, and future

TL;DR: The challenges associated with the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria are highlighted, by providing an introduction to the techniques currently used, as well as newer techniques that are in development.
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Bacterial Pathogens: the Future of Nosocomial Outbreak Analysis

TL;DR: This review assesses the feasibility of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) technologies and bioinformatics analysis tools for nosocomial outbreak analyses, and presents a real-world example of the implementation of WGS for antimicrobial resistance analysis.
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Identification of acquired antimicrobial resistance genes

TL;DR: A web server providing a convenient way of identifying acquired antimicrobial resistance genes in completely sequenced isolates was created, and the method was evaluated on WGS chromosomes and plasmids of 30 isolates.
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Acinetobacter baumannii: Emergence of a Successful Pathogen

TL;DR: This review details the significant advances that have been made in understanding of this remarkable organism over the last 10 years, including current taxonomy and species identification, issues with susceptibility testing, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, global epidemiology, clinical impact of infection, host-pathogen interactions, and infection control and therapeutic considerations.
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In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing

TL;DR: Two easy-to-use Web tools for in silico detection and characterization of whole-genome sequence (WGS) and whole-plasmid sequence data from members of the family Enterobacteriaceae are designed and developed.
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Antibacterial-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Clinical Impact and Complex Regulation of Chromosomally Encoded Resistance Mechanisms

TL;DR: This review highlights the clinical significance of chromosomally encoded AmpC cephalosporinase, the outer membrane porin OprD, and the multidrug efflux pumps, as well as the complex mechanisms/pathways by which P. aeruginosa regulates their expression.
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