Co-carriage of diverse vancomycin-resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> ST80-lineages by 70% of patients in an Irish hospital
VREfm within-host diversity is highly prevalent in Irish hospital patients, which complicates surveillance. Linear plasmids play an important role in the emergence of Irish VREfm.
Authors
- David C. Coleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1797-2888)
- Peter M. Kinnevey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7334-5745)
- Nicole L. Kavanagh
- Brian O’Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-7664)
- Richard V. Goering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-7185)
- Gráinne I. Brennan
Institutions
- Creighton University (US)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Dublin Dental University Hospital (IE)
- St. James's Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf065
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79