Increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain type ST117 CT71 at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2008 to 2018

Increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain type ST117 CT71 at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2008 to 2018

Abstract Background In addition to an overall rise in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm), an increase in certain strain types marked by sequence type (ST) and cluster type (CT) has been reported in Germany over the past few years. Outbreak analyses at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Ber...

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Main Authors: Anna Weber, Friederike Maechler, Frank Schwab, Petra Gastmeier, Axel Kola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
Whole genome sequencing
ST117
CT71
Virulence factors
Resistance genes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-020-00754-1

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