Complex Routes of Nosocomial Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Transmission Revealed by Genome Sequencing

BACKGROUND. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a leading cause of nosocomial infection. Here, we describe the utility of whole-genome sequencing in defining nosocomial VREfm transmission. METHODS. A retrospective study at a single hospital in the United Kingdom identified 342 patie...

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Publicado en:Clin Infect Dis
Autores principales: Raven, Kathy E., Gouliouris, Theodore, Brodrick, Hayley, Coll, Francesc, Brown, Nicholas M., Reynolds, Rosy, Reuter, Sandra, Török, M. Estée, Parkhill, Julian, Peacock, Sharon J.
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439346/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28362945
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw872
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