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Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST1133 in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia from southern Brazil.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Mar 2024
Vasconcelos Thaís Muniz, Mesa Dany, Rodrigues Luiza Souza, Medeiros Dos Santos Érika, Krul Damaris, Siqueira Adriele Celine, de Abreu Renata Barbosa Vahia, Motta Fábio de Araújo, Conte Danieli, Dalla-Costa Libera Maria
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OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) in paediatric patients from Hospital Pequeno Príncipe. The susceptibility profile was determined, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used to analyse the genetic context of the strains. METHODS: Five VREfm isolates were recovered from sterile sites and surveillance cultures of two paediatric patients with acute...
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