Increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strain type ST117 CT71 at Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, 2008 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In addition to an overall rise in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm), an increase in certain strain types marked by sequence type (ST) and cluster type (CT) has been reported in Germany over the past few years. Outbreak analyses at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin revealed the frequent occurrence of VREfm ST117 CT71 isolates in 2017 and 2018. To investigate whether ST117 CT71 have emerged in recent years or whether these strains have been circulating for a longer time, we retrospectively analyzed non-outbreak strains that occurred between 2008 and 2018 to identify frequent STs and CTs.

Methods

In total, 120 VREfm isolates obtained from clinical and surveillance cultures from the years 2008, 2013, 2015, and 2018 were analyzed. Thirty isolates per

SUBMITTER: Weber A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature