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Sentinel Surveillance reveals phylogenetic diversity and detection of linear plasmids harboring vanA and optrA among enterococci collected in the United States
15 Oct 2024
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ABSTRACT Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are frequent causes of healthcare-associated infections. Antimicrobial-resistant enterococci pose a serious public health threat, particularly vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), for which treatment options are limited. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Sentinel Surveillance system conducted...
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