Transmission dynamics of a linear vanA-plasmid during a nosocomial multiclonal outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a non-endemic area, Japan

Transmission dynamics of a linear vanA-plasmid during a nosocomial multiclonal outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a non-endemic area, Japan

Abstract The spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is a major threat in nosocomial settings. A large-scale multiclonal VRE outbreak has rarely been reported in Japan due to low VRE prevalence. We evaluated the transmission of vancomycin resistance in a multiclonal VRE outbreak, conducted...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Fujiya, Tetsuya Harada, Yo Sugawara, Yukihiro Akeda, Masako Yasuda, Ayako Masumi, Junichi Hayashi, Nobuhiro Tanimura, Yoshihiro Tsujimoto, Wataru Shibata, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Ryuji Kawahara, Isao Nishi, Shigeyuki Hamada, Kazunori Tomono, Hiroshi Kakeya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94213-5

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94213-5

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