[HTML][HTML] Transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus via deceased donor liver transplantation confirmed by whole genome sequencing

DR Altman, R Sebra, J Hand, O Attie, G Deikus… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Donor-derived bacterial infection is a recognized complication of solid organ transplantation
(SOT). The present report describes the clinical details and successful outcome in a liver
transplant recipient despite transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA) from a deceased donor with MRSA endocarditis and bacteremia. We further
describe whole genome sequencing (WGS) and complete de novo assembly of the donor
and recipient MRSA isolate genomes, which confirms that both isolates are genetically …