The use of whole-genome sequencing and development of bioinformatics to monitor overlapping outbreaks of in southern Nevada.

A outbreak has been ongoing in Southern Nevada since August 2021. In this manuscript we describe the sequencing of over 200 isolates from patients at several facilities. Genetically distinct subgroups of were detected from Clade I (3 distinct lineages) and III (1 lineage).

Candida auris Discovery through Community Wastewater Surveillance during Healthcare Outbreak, Nevada, USA, 2022.

Candida auris transmission is steadily increasing across the United States. We report culture-based detection of C. auris in wastewater and the epidemiologic link between isolated strains and southern Nevada, USA, hospitals within the sampled sewershed.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Racial Disparities: a Perspective Analysis.

Health disparity refers to systematic differences in health outcomes between groups and communities based on socioeconomic isolation. In the USA, health disparities among minority groups, especially African Americans, limit their access to quality medical care and other beneficial resources and services. Presently, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) highlights the extreme healthcare challenges that exist in the African American and other minority communities in the USA.

Transmission of novel carbapenemase-producing sequence type 1193 among residents and caregivers in a community-based, residential care setting-Nevada, 2018.

We describe transmission of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 1193 in a group home. E. coli ST1193 is an emerging multidrug-resistant clone not previously shown to carry carbapenemases in the United States.