New multilocus sequence typing scheme for Enterococcus faecium reveals sequential outbreaks of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium ST1162 and ST610 in a Japanese tertiary medical center

Vancomycin-resistant (VREfm) is a major nosocomial pathogen, and molecular epidemiological tools are crucial for controlling its spread. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is still used in clinical laboratories despite the increased accessibility of whole-genome sequencing (WGS). As PFGE equipm...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Microbiology spectrum 2024-12, p.e0213124
Hauptverfasser:	Karino, Masaki, Yanagihara, Masashi, Harada, Tetsuya, Sugo, Megumi, Karino, Mizuki, Ohtaki, Hirofumi, Hanada, Hiroyuki, Takano, Toru, Yamato, Masaya, Okamoto, Shigefumi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Epidemiology Research Article
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!