Evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during colonization and infection in immunocompromised pediatric patients [Microbiology]
Patients with hematological malignancies or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation are vulnerable to colonization and infection with multidrug-resistant organisms, including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm). Over a 10-y period, we collected and sequenced the genomes of 110 VREfm isolates from gastrointestinal and blood cultures of 24 pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy or...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Gayatri Shankar Chilambi, Hayley R. Nordstrom, Daniel R. Evans, Jose A. Ferrolino, Randall T. Hayden, Gabriela M. Maron, Anh N. Vo, Michael S. Gilmore, Joshua Wolf, Jason W. Rosch, Daria Van Tyne Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research
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