Emergence of vanA-Type Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium ST 78 Strain with a rep2-Type Plasmid Carrying a Tn1546-Like Element Isolated from a Urinary Tract Infection in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) dramatically narrows therapeutic options. Although the prevalence of VRE in China has maintained a low level, VRE outbreaks have been reported in some tertiary hospitals in the developed areas of China. The clonal background of vanA-positive Enterococcus faecium strains has not been well characterized in China. Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of a vanA-type vancomycin-resistant E. faecium belonging to sequence type (ST) 78 isolated from a urinary tract infection in China.

Patients and methods

A vancomycin-resistant E. faecium was isolated from a 66-year-old male patient diagnosed with brainstem hemorrhage. Antibiotic susceptibility assays were performed according to t

SUBMITTER: Sun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7135120 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature