Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium at an Australian Hospital: A Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis

Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium at an Australian Hospital: A Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis

Abstract In 2015, a marked increase in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) isolation was detected at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia. The primary objective of this work was to examine the dynamics of VREfm transmission using whole genome data mapped to public health surveillance i...

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Main Authors: Kelvin W. C. Leong, Louise A. Cooley, Tara L. Anderson, Sanjay S. Gautam, Belinda McEwan, Anne Wells, Fiona Wilson, Lucy Hughson, Ronan F. O’Toole
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7d202a6014c44a3cbff8718cffa8cda8
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