title: Use of whole-genome sequencing for detection of the spread of VIM-4-producing Escherichia coli between two patients in Denmark.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: lja@ssi.dk.
authors.forename: Lotte
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stegger
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Paal S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Statens Serum Institut, 5 Artillerivej, DK-2300 Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Anette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hammerum
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-22, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuglsang-Damgaard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003718:Denmark; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D001618:beta-Lactamases