Near-ubiquitous presence of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST117/CT71/ van B -clone in the Rhine-Main metropolitan area of Germany

Whole-genome sequencing analysis of Vancomycin-resistant isolates from the Frankfurt metropolitan region revealed that 78/94 isolates were MLST type ST117, cgMLST complex type CT71 with a common B chromosomal insertion site. This indicates circulation of a single VRE clone in a catchment area of 5,0...

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Published in:Antimicrobial resistance & infection control 2019, Vol.8, p.128
Main Authors: Falgenhauer, Linda, Fritzenwanker, Moritz, Imirzalioglu, Can, Steul, Katrin, Scherer, Marlene, Heudorf, Ursel, Chakraborty, Trinad
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Language:English
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Summary:Whole-genome sequencing analysis of Vancomycin-resistant isolates from the Frankfurt metropolitan region revealed that 78/94 isolates were MLST type ST117, cgMLST complex type CT71 with a common B chromosomal insertion site. This indicates circulation of a single VRE clone in a catchment area of 5,000-km with 3 million inhabitants.
ISSN:2047-2994