Ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium infections: clinical features, causal clades, and contribution of MALDI-TOF to early detection

Ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium infections: clinical features, causal clades, and contribution of MALDI-TOF to early detection

ABSTRACT Enterococcus faecium, a common resident of the human gastrointestinal tract, is also a major pathogen. Prompt initiation of appropriate treatment is essential to improve patient outcome in disseminated E. faecium infections. However, ampicillin resistance is frequent in this species, render...

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Main Authors: Hélène Faury, Ronan Le Guen, Vanessa Demontant, Christophe Rodriguez, Bérénice Souhail, Adrien Galy, Sarah Jolivet, Raphaël Lepeule, Jean-Winoc Decousser, Vincent Fihman, Paul-Louis Woerther, Guilhem Royer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-10-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Enterococcus faecium
MALDI-TOF
whole-genome sequencing
ampicillin susceptibility
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04545-22

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