Multisite Detection of Tn <i>1549</i> -Mediated <i>vanB</i> Vancomycin Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis ST6 in Texas and Florida
Journal
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
ISSN
0066-4804
1098-6596
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Shelby R. Simar
Truc T. Tran
Kirsten B. Rydell
Diana Panesso
German A. Contreras
Renzo O. Cifuentes
Lilian M. Abbo
Pranoti Sahasrabhojane
An Q. Dinh
Dierdre B. Axell-House
Tor Savidge
Samuel A. Shelburne
Blake M. Hanson
Cesar A. Arias
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
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In the United States,
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-mediated resistance in enterococci is rare. We characterized three sequence type (ST) 6, vancomycin-resistant
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isolates causing bacteremia in unique patients in spatiotemporally distinct settings.
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In the United States,
<jats:italic>vanB</jats:italic>
-mediated resistance in enterococci is rare. We characterized three sequence type (ST) 6, vancomycin-resistant
<jats:named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecalis</jats:named-content>
isolates causing bacteremia in unique patients in spatiotemporally distinct settings.
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Cite this document
Simar, S. R., Tran, T. T., Rydell, K. B., Panesso, D., Contreras, G. A., Munita, J. M., Cifuentes, R. O., Abbo, L. M., Sahasrabhojane, P., Dinh, A. Q., Axell-House, D. B., Savidge, T., Shelburne, S. A., Hanson, B. M., & Arias, C. A. (2023). Multisite detection of tn 1549 -mediated vanb vancomycin resistance in multidrug-resistant enterococcus faecalis st6 in texas and florida. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 67(1), e01284-22. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.01284-22
Subjects
antimicrobial resistance
;
enterococcus
;
vre
;
anti-bacterial agents
;
bacterial proteins
;
enterococcus faecalis
;
enterococcus faecium
;
florida
;
gram-positive bacterial infections
;
humans
;
texas
;
vancomycin resistance
;
vancomycin-resistant enterococci
;
ampicillin
;
cefepime
;
ceftriaxone
;
daptomycin
;
gentamicin
;
linezolid
;
meropenem
;
minocycline
;
phosphotransferase
;
sultamicillin
;
vancomycin
;
antiinfective agent
;
bacterial protein
;
adult
;
aged
;
article
;
bacterium detection
;
bacterium isolate
;
blood culture
;
chromosome structure
;
controlled study
;
dna replication
;
enterococcal bacteremia
;
enterococcus faecalis
;
epidemiological data
;
follow up
;
gene cluster
;
gene insertion sequence
;
hospital admission
;
hospitalization
;
human
;
medical history
;
mobile genetic element
;
multidrug resistant bacterium
;
operon
;
single nucleotide polymorphism
;
sugar transport
;
synteny
;
tn1549 transposon
;
transposon
;
vancomycin resistance
;
vancomycin resistant enterococcus
;
whole genome sequencing
;
enterococcus faecalis
;
enterococcus faecium
;
florida
;
genetics
;
gram positive infection
;
texas
;
vancomycin resistance