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Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clone ST796, Switzerland, December 2017 to April 2018.

ABSTRACT: A large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is affecting four hospitals in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, since December 2017. Of 89 cases identified as carriers, 77 (86.5%) VRE isolates were virtually indistinguishable using whole genome sequencing, and identified as multilocus sequence type (MLST) ST796. This clone, previously only described in Australia and New Zealand, is characterised by rapid spread and the ability to cause bloodstream infections. It requires a multifaceted infection prevention effort.

SUBMITTER: Wassilew N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6152203 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> clone ST796, Switzerland, December 2017 to April 2018.

Wassilew Nasstasja N   Seth-Smith Helena Mb HM   Rolli Eveline E   Fietze Yvonne Y   Casanova Carlo C   Führer Urs U   Egli Adrian A   Marschall Jonas J   Buetti Niccolò N  

Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin 20180701 29

A large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is affecting four hospitals in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, since December 2017. Of 89 cases identified as carriers, 77 (86.5%) VRE isolates were virtually indistinguishable using whole genome sequencing, and identified as multilocus sequence type (MLST) ST796. This clone, previously only described in Australia and New Zealand, is characterised by rapid spread and the ability to cause bloodstream infections. It requires a multifacete  ...[more]

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