Browsing Dental Science (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "Whole-genome sequencing"
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Epidemiological and Phylogenetic Investigation of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ireland and Internationally using Whole-Genome Sequencing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2023)Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a successful modern pathogen associated with many clinical manifestations including asymptomatic colonisation, superficial skin infections and severe invasive diseases. ... -
An Investigation of the Prevalence, Population Structure and Relatedness of Environmental, Healthcare Worker and Patient Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Recovered from Multi-bed Patient Rooms in an Irish Teaching hospital by Whole-Genome Sequencing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2020)The putative role of the air in Staphylococcus aureus transmission in multi-bed ward areas of hospitals, where the majority of in-patients are cared for, has not yet been elucidated. The work described in this thesis ... -
The Population Structure and Mobile Genetic Elements Harboured by Hospital-Adapted Vancomycin-Resistant and Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis in Ireland Investigated by Whole-Genome Sequencing
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Dental Sciences. Discipline of Dental Science, 2021)Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major cause of healthcare-associated infection worldwide. For over a decade, Ireland has consistently had some of the highest rates of invasive VRE infections in Europe. VRE ...