title: Transmission of antimicrobial resistance in resource-poor healthcare.
abstract: Inter-patient transfer of antimicrobial resistant pathogens is more common in resource-poor healthcare settings. In this age of global resistance, what contributes to the spread of antimicrobial resistant clones?
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's, University of London, Cranmer Tce, London SW17 0RE, UK. Electronic address: jlindsay@sgul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jodi A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D002999:Clone Cells; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016678:Genome; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission
keywords: MRSA; antimicrobial resistance; transmission; whole genome sequencing