[Evaluation of a referral protocol to primary health care for patients eligible for health service access points following hospitalization].

Introduction: PASS is a hospital care unit that provides access to health care for precarious persons and supports them as soon as they have obtained primary health care insurance. No details of this support had previously been described. A Hospital-to-Community protocol for referral to the public health system has been developed at the adult PASS unit of the Marseille public hospitals (AP-HM).

Evaluation of EPISEQ SARS-CoV-2 and a Fully Integrated Application to Identify SARS-CoV-2 Variants from Several Next-Generation Sequencing Approaches.

Whole-genome sequencing has become an essential tool for real-time genomic surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) worldwide. The handling of raw next-generation sequencing (NGS) data is a major challenge for sequencing laboratories. We developed an easy-to-use web-based application (EPISEQ SARS-CoV-2) to analyse SARS-CoV-2 NGS data generated on common sequencing platforms using a variety of commercially available reagents.

Whole Genome Multi-Locus Sequence Typing and Genomic Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis for Epidemiological Typing of From Indonesian Intensive Care Units.

We have previously studied carbapenem non-susceptible (CNPA) strains from intensive care units (ICUs) in a referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia (Pelegrin et al., 2019). We documented that CNPA transmissions and acquisitions among patients were variable over time and that these were not significantly reduced by a set of infection control measures.

Biofilm associated genotypes of multiple antibiotic resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous environmental microorganism and also a common cause of infection. Its ability to survive in many different environments and persistently colonize humans is linked to its presence in biofilms formed on indwelling device surfaces. Biofilm promotes adhesion to, and survival on surfaces, protects from desiccation and the actions of antibiotics and disinfectants.

Retrospective Definition of PCR Ribotypes on the Basis of Whole Genome Polymorphisms: A Proof of Principle Study.

is a cause of health care-associated infections. The epidemiological study of infection (CDI) traditionally involves PCR ribotyping. However, ribotyping will be increasingly replaced by whole genome sequencing (WGS).