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Vancomycin resistance in <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> from the Dallas, Texas area is conferred predominantly on pRUM-like plasmids
2021-02-17
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VREfm) is a significant public health concern because of limited treatment options. Genomic surveillance can be used to monitor VREfm transmission and evolution. Genomic analysis of VREfm has not been reported for the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington, Texas, area, which is currently the 4th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Our study aimed to address this gap in knowledge...
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- Literature Corpus work
- de14d2ef-34d8-5b96-bc04-b21ec3733e48
- DOI
- 10.1101/2021.02.16.431552
