Surveillance and characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates in a Chinese tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, 2018 to 2024
There has been an observable increase in the prevalence of VRE in our hospital since 2022. Furthermore, an ongoing outbreak of ST80 and ST78 VREfm with vanA-harboring plasmid was identified. It is imperative that continuous surveillance be conducted in order to inform public health interventions.
Authors
- Qiaomin Zhang
- Da-Ming Wang
- Shaobo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-6000)
- Peng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-2400)
- Tingting Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7284-9214)
- Hongwei Shen
- Wen Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3166-5976)
Institutions
- Shenzhen Polytechnic University (CN)
- Southern Medical University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2024.11.002
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.17