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Volume 7, Issue 1 (Suppl) J Clin Exp Pathol
ISSN: 2161-0681 JCEP, an open access journal
Pediatric Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2017
March 15-16, 2017
March 15-16, 2017 London, UK
12th International Conference on
Pediatric Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
A genomic infection control study for Staphylococcus aureus in two Ghanaian hospitals
Eric S Donkor
University of Ghana, Ghana
Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious hospital acquired pathogen and is implicated in several serious infections such as meningitis,
bacteremia and pneumonia. Whole genome sequencing analysis (WGSA) provides the best resolution for typing of bacterial
isolates and has the potential for identification of transmission pathways. We used WGSA to study isolates of S. aureus from the
pediatric emergency ward of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Ghana where a suspected outbreak had recently occurred. The
dominant clone of S. aureus identified among the isolates was sequence (ST) 15. The genomics data indicated cross contamination
of multiple surfaces in the emergency ward by multiple lineages of ST 15 with the door handle of the ward implicated as a potential
transmission route. The data also suggests that ST 15 is widely disseminated at KBTH, as it was found in multiple infections in the
hospital (during the period of the outbreak) that were unrelated to the transmission events in the pediatric emergency ward. This
investigation highlights the need for proper disinfection of environmental surfaces at KBTH.
Biography
Eric S Donkor has done his Doctoral degrees in Infectious Diseases and Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and University
of Iceland, respectively. He holds Master degrees in Molecular Biology and Animal Microbiology from Birkbeck College, University of London and University of
Ghana, respectively. He has received several research fundings and has published 50 peer reviewed articles in the areas of infectious diseases, food safety and
environmental health. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Public Health Microbiology at the University of Ghana, Ghana.
Eric S Donkor, J Clin Exp Pathol 2017, 7:1 (Suppl)