Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium at a university hospital in Taiwan, 2002–2015: Fluctuation of genetic populations and emergence of a new structure type of the Tn1546-like element

ConclusionDissemination of some major STs and horizontal transfer of plasmids carrying two major structure types of Tn1546-like elements may have together contributed to the increase of VRE-fm infection.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research