Disease Outbreaks

Epidemiology
Investigation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Outbreak on an Adult Stem Cell Transplant Unit by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing
Yijun Zhu, Teresa R. Zembower, Kristen E. Metzger, Zhengdeng Lei, Stefan J. Green, Chao Qi
Bacteriology
Outbreak of NDM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Dutch Hospital, with Interspecies Transfer of the Resistance Plasmid and Unexpected Occurrence in Unrelated Health Care Centers
Thijs Bosch, Suzanne P. M. Lutgens, Mirjam H. A. Hermans, Peter C. Wever, Peter M. Schneeberger, Nicole H. M. Renders, Alexander C. A. P. Leenders, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Annelot Schoffelen, Daan Notermans, Sandra Witteveen, Erik Bathoorn, Leo M. Schouls
Bacteriology
Investigation of Kingella kingae Invasive Infection Outbreaks in Day Care Facilities: Assessment of a Rapid Genotyping Tool Targeting the DNA Uptake Sequence
Philippe Bidet, Violaine Tran Quang, Pablo Yagusky, André Birgy, Stéphane Bonacorsi, Romain Basmaci
Open Access

Bacteriology
Whole-Genome Sequencing Reveals the Contribution of Long-Term Carriers in Staphylococcus aureus Outbreak Investigation
N. C. Gordon, B. Pichon, T. Golubchik, D. J. Wilson, J. Paul, D. S. Blanc, K. Cole, J. Collins, N. Cortes, M. Cubbon, F. K. Gould, P. J. Jenks, M. Llewelyn, J. Q. Nash, J. M. Orendi, K. Paranthaman, J. R. Price, L. Senn, H. L. Thomas, S. Wyllie, D. W. Crook, T. E. A. Peto, A. S. Walker, A. M. Kearns
Virology
Genetic and Epidemiologic Trends of Norovirus Outbreaks in the United States from 2013 to 2016 Demonstrated Emergence of Novel GII.4 Recombinant Viruses
Jennifer L. Cannon, Leslie Barclay, Nikail R. Collins, Mary E. Wikswo, Christina J. Castro, Laura Cristal Magaña, Nicole Gregoricus, Rachel L. Marine, Preeti Chhabra, Jan Vinjé
Open Access

Epidemiology
Defining a Core Genome Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for the Global Epidemiology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Narjol Gonzalez-Escalona, Keith A. Jolley, Elizabeth Reed, Jaime Martinez-Urtaza
Open Access

Bacteriology
Epidemiological and Molecular Characterization of an Invasive Group A Streptococcus emm32.2 Outbreak
Jennifer E. Cornick, Anmol M. Kiran, Roberto Vivancos, Jon Van Aartsen, Jenny Clarke, Edward Bevan, Mansoor Alsahag, Maaike Alaearts, Laura Bricio Moreno, Howard F. Jenkinson, Angela H. Nobbs, James Anson, Aras Kadioglu, Neil French, Dean B. Everett
Epidemiology
Comparison of Whole-Genome Sequencing Methods for Analysis of Three Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks
Scott A. Cunningham, Nicholas Chia, Patricio R. Jeraldo, Daniel J. Quest, Julie A. Johnson, Dave J. Boxrud, Angela J. Taylor, Jun Chen, Gregory D. Jenkins, Travis M. Drucker, Heidi Nelson, Robin Patel
Mycology
Investigation of a Candida guilliermondii Pseudo-outbreak Reveals a Novel Source of Laboratory Contamination
James E. Kirby, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Mary T. LaSalvia, Lorinda Longhi, Matthew MacKechnie, Grigoriy Urman, Linda M. Baldini, Fatima R. Muriel, Bernadette Sullivan, David S. Yassa, Howard S. Gold, Trevor K. Wagner, Daniel J. Diekema, Sharon B. Wright
Open Access

Epidemiology
Nosocomial Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 9V in an Adult Respiratory Medicine Ward
Elita Jauneikaite, Zareena Khan-Orakzai, Georgia Kapatai, Susannah Bloch, Julie Singleton, Sara Atkin, Victoria Shah, James Hatcher, Dunisha Samarasinghe, Carmen Sheppard, Norman K. Fry, Giovanni Satta, Shiranee Sriskandan

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