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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium circulating in a Portuguese hospital ...
Almeida-Santos , A. C.; Duarte , B.; Tedim , A. P.; Fernández-de-Bobadilla , M. D.; Silva , L. M.; Ramos , H.; Coque , T. M.; Novais , C.Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) prevalence greatly varies in European countries yet continues to rise [1]. We aimed to characterize clinical-VREfm from a local hospital (800-beds) during 2009-2021. Methods: VREfm [n=175; mostly from urine (40%)] were collected from medical-47% and surgical-32% wards. Antibiotic-resistance (ABR) and occurrence of vanA/vanB, plasmids [rep-pLG1/rep-pR...
Date: 2023
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Origin: Scientific Letters