Abstract
Forty infection-associated VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) strains obtained from five collaborating hospitals in Asunción, Paraguay were investigated. Genotyping using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing revealed the presence of 17 cluster types and four STs, with 93% (37/40) of isolates comprising ST type 78. Other ST types included ST-132, ST-210 and one new ST type (ST-438). All but one isolate (ST-438) were associated with clonal complex 17 (CC17), and 97% of the total isolates carried the esp gene. Three Tn. 1546 variants were found, including a new lineage containing an IS. Efa5 insertion in an existing IS1251 element.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-627 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Microbiology and Infection |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bacterial genotypes
- Insertion sequences
- Multilocus sequence typing
- Transposons
- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases