Epidemiological typing of ST80 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: core genome multilocus sequence typing versus single nucleotide polymorphism-based typing
ABSTRACT: Objectives: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) belonging to sequence type 80 (ST80) have been successfully disseminating in hospital settings. This study aimed to explore whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based approaches in epidemiological typing of VRE by investigating a collec...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521000692 |