The genome-oriented surveillance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci shows a clear misclassification of nosocomial transmission events

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Aug;30(8):1086-1088. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.04.010. Epub 2024 Apr 24.
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Keywords: Genome-oriented infection prevention; Infection control; Outbreak management; Surveillance; VRE; WGS.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / microbiology
  • Cross Infection* / transmission
  • Genome, Bacterial*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections* / transmission
  • Humans
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci* / drug effects
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci* / genetics
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci* / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents