Application of Whole Genome Sequencing to Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Outbreak Investigations

Kelsey Florek, MPH, PhD
2019 APHL Annual Meeting
June 04, 2019

					
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APHL - CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Fellowship

Bioinformatics Pipeline

got to work

collaborations

• Wisconsin Department of Public Health
• Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
• ORegon CHild Absenteeism due to Respiratory Disease Study (ORCHARDS)
• Strategic planning for sequencing and bioinformatics at the State Laboratory

Carbapenem Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak

Antimicrobial susceptibility

P-094

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Harboring a Plasmid Carrying blaOXA-72 in an Outbreak Involving an Intensive Care Unit and Long-term Care Facilities in Wisconsin

Conclusions

• Chance favors the prepared mind. - Louis Pasteur
• Expand laboratory capacity
• Work in an area I love

Acknowledgements