Changing epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: Results of a genome-based study at a regional neurological acute hospital with intensive care and early rehabilitation treatment

Changing epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: Results of a genome-based study at a regional neurological acute hospital with intensive care and early rehabilitation treatment

Summary: Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) are an emerging threat worldwide. In Germany, a VRE-belt with higher VREfm prevalences transversing its central east-west axis and including the state of Hesse was previously described. Recently, we detected a predominant VREfm...

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Main Authors: Linda Falgenhauer, Ingeborg Preuser, Can Imirzalioglu, Jane Falgenhauer, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Dietrich Mack, Christoph Best, Ursel Heudorf, Trinad Chakraborty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
ST117
CT71
VRE-belt
Intensive care and rehabilitation center
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