1255. First Outbreak Due to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Epidemic Clone ST796 in Europe

BACKGROUND: A large outbreak with different clones of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) affected the Bern University Hospital group for several months. The aim of this study was to describe the extent of the outbreak, using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). METHODS: Triggered by two cases of VRE b...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Wassilew, Nasstasja, Rolli, Eveline, Fietze, Yvonne, Casanova, Carlo, Seth-Smith, Helena, Egli, Adrian, Marschall, Jonas, Buetti, Niccolo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1088
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