Emergence of pstS-Null Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Clone ST1478, Canada, 2013–2018

Emergence of pstS-Null Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Clone ST1478, Canada, 2013–2018

Rates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infections have remained relatively low in Canada. We recently observed an increase of 113% in these infections rates, which coincided with emergence of Enterococcus faecium pstS-null sequence type 1478. The proportion of this sequence type incre...

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Main Authors: Melissa McCracken, Robyn Mitchell, Stephanie Smith, Susy Hota, John Conly, Tim Du, John Embil, Lynn Johnston, Debbie Ormiston, Jennifer Parsonage, Andrew Simor, Alice Wong, George Golding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
emergence
antimicrobial resistance
Enterococcus faecium
bacteria
vancomycin
pstS-null vancomycin-resistant clone ST1478
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1576_article

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