Epidemiological and genetic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates in a University Children's Hospital in Germany: 2019 to 2020.
Ilona TrautmannsbergerLaura KolbergMelanie Meyer-BuehnJohannes HuebnerGuido WernerRobert WeberValerie HeselichSebastian SchroepfHans-Georg MuenchUlrich von BothPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
A nosocomial spread-at least in part-was the most likely reason for the unusual accumulation of VREfm cases. The study highlights that there is a constant need to increase efforts in hygiene measures, infection control and antibiotic stewardship to combat VREfm transmission events within German paediatric hospitals. Continuous monitoring of adherence to respective policies might reduce the occurrence of clustered cases and prevent future outbreaks.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- public health
- young adults
- intensive care unit
- acute care
- emergency department
- genome wide
- current status
- type diabetes
- biofilm formation
- dna methylation
- copy number
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- drug resistant
- staphylococcus aureus
- glycemic control
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- cystic fibrosis
- weight loss