Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.

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Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.

September 5, 2012

Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012.

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Despite strict infection controls placed around a patient carrying a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, 17 other patients also became infected and 6 died. This newspaper article details the approach used to track the chain of transmission.

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