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Protracted transmission and persistence of ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clonal complex types CT2933, CT2932 and CT1916 in a large Irish hospital: a 39-month whole-genome sequencing study.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Sept 2024
Kavanagh N L, Kinnevey P M, Egan S A, McManus B A, O'Connell B, Brennan G I, Coleman D C
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BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) are significant nosocomial pathogens. Sequence type (ST) 80 vanA-encoding VREfm predominate in Irish hospitals, but their transmission is poorly understood. AIMS: To investigate transmission and persistence of predominant complex type (CT) VREfm in two wards of an Irish hospital (H1) using whole-genome sequencing, and their intra- and inter-hospital...
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