• Multi-Locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis for rapid and accurate typing of virulent multidrug resistant escherichia coli clones 

      Naseer, Mohammed Umaer; Olsson-Liljequist, Barbro; Woodford, Neil; Dhanji, Hiran; Canton, Rafael; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Lindstedt, Bjørn Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      One hundred E. coli isolates from Norway (n = 37), Sweden (n = 24), UK (n = 20) and Spain (n = 19), producing CTX-M-type - (n = 84), or SHV-12 (n = 4) extended spectrum β-lactamases, or the plasmid mediated AmpC, CMY-2 (n = 12), were typed using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and multi-locus variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Isolates clustered into 33 Sequence Types (STs) and 14 ...
    • A Shigella sonnei outbreak traced to imported basil - The importance of good typing tools and produce traceability systems, Norway, 2011 

      Guzman Herrador, Bernardo; Nilsen, Einar; Cudjoe, Kofitsyo S; Jensvoll, Laila; Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Lindegård Aanstad, Anja; Lindstedt, Bjørn Arne; Nygård, Karin Maria; Severinsen, G; Werner-Johansen, Ø; Wester, Astrid Louise; Wiklund, Marit; Vold, Line (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      On 9 October 2011, the University Hospital of North Norway alerted the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) about an increase in Shigella sonnei infections in Tromsø. The isolates had an identical ‘multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis’ (MLVA) profile. Most cases had consumed food provided by delicatessen X. On 14 October, new S. sonnei cases with the same MLVA-profile were reported ...