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. 2017 Aug;88(4):348-351.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.05.008. Epub 2017 May 18.

Changed epidemiology during intra and interhospital spread of high-risk clones of vanA-containing Enterococcus in Brazilian hospitals

Andrey G Sacramento  1 , Rosemeire C Zanella  2 , Fernanda Esposito  1 , Emanuela A S Costa  3 , Lara M de Almeida  1 , Carlos Pires  1 , Artemir C de Brito  1 , Elsa M Mamizuka  1 , Louise T Cerdeira  1 , Nilton Lincopan  4
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Changed epidemiology during intra and interhospital spread of high-risk clones of vanA-containing Enterococcus in Brazilian hospitals

Andrey G Sacramento et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

We report changes in the molecular epidemiology of vanA-containing Enterococcus during the intra and interhospital spread of high-risk clones, in Southeastern Brazil. While VRE faecalis predominated during 1998 to 2006, a reversal has been observed in the last years, where VRE faecium belonging to ST114, ST203, ST412, ST478 and ST858 have become endemic.

Keywords: Brazil; Intra and interhospital spread; Nosocomial infection; VRE; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

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