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Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
15 Jan 2024
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BACKGROUND: WGS is increasingly being applied to healthcare-associated vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) outbreaks. Within-patient diversity could complicate transmission resolution if single colonies are sequenced from identified cases. OBJECTIVES: Determine the impact of within-patient diversity on transmission resolution of VREfm. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fourteen colonies were collected from...
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