The changing landscape of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia: a population-level genomic study | Zendy

Robyn S. Lee | Zendy; Anders Gonçalves da Silva | Zendy; Sarah L. Baines | Zendy; Janet Strachan | Zendy; Susan A. Ballard | Zendy; Glen P. Carter | Zendy; Jason C. Kwong | Zendy; Mark B. Schultz | Zendy; Dieter Bulach | Zendy; Torsten Seemann | Zendy; Timothy P. Stinear | Zendy; Benjamin P. Howden | Zendy

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The changing landscape of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia: a population-level genomic study

Author(s) -

Robyn S. Lee,

Anders Gonçalves da Silva,

Sarah L. Baines,

Janet Strachan,

Susan A. Ballard,

Glen P. Carter,

Jason C. Kwong,

Mark B. Schultz,

Dieter Bulach,

Torsten Seemann,

Timothy P. Stinear,

Benjamin P. Howden

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dky331

Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , vancomycin , enterococcus , gram positive bacterial infections , population , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , vancomycin resistant enterococcus , medicine , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , environmental health

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) represent a major source of nosocomial infection worldwide. In Australia, there has been a recent concerning increase in bacteraemia associated with the vanA genotype, prompting investigation into the genomic epidemiology of VREfm.

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