Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST1133 in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia from southern Brazil

Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST1133 in paediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia from southern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Objectives: We aimed to investigate an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) in paediatric patients from Hospital Pequeno Príncipe. The susceptibility profile was determined, and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used to analyse the genetic context of the strains....

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Main Authors: Thaís Muniz Vasconcelos, Dany Mesa, Luiza Souza Rodrigues, Érika Medeiros dos Santos, Damaris Krul, Adriele Celine Siqueira, Renata Barbosa Vahia de Abreu, Fábio de Araújo Motta, Danieli Conte, Libera Maria Dalla-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
Antibiotics
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
ST117 (ST1133)
Paediatrics
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