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Pneumococcal Colonization Dynamics and Antimicrobial Resistance Using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing in South African Infants

A maximum likelihood whole genome phylogenetic tree of pneumococcal isolates.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A citywide, community-based, clonal outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, during the recent drought in Cape Town.

Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens

The genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa, indicating the emergence and spread of resistance and virulence in this organism.

Reflex Xpert MTB/XDR testing of residual rifampicin-resistant specimens.

The WHO-approved Xpert MTB/XDR test detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis and resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, ethionamide and injectable-drugs directly on specimens.

Scientific advances and the end of tuberculosis

Carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens

The genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa, indicating the emergence and spread of resistance and virulence in this organism.