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Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in the Health District of Bolzano (Italy) During 2021-2023.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 28 Jan 2026
Di Pierro Angela Maria, Aschbacher Richard, Del Grosso Maria, Monaco Monica, Pagani Elisabetta
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is an emerging pathogen responsible for healthcare-associated infections. For this reason, 44 VREfm isolates collected during 2021-2023 were characterized using phenotypic and genomic approaches. VREfm isolates were identified by MALDI-TOF and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed with Vitek 2, Sensititre, or E-test. Sequence type (ST), antibiotic...
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