Investigation of the introduction and dissemination of vanB Enterococcus faecium in the Capital Region of Denmark and development of a rapid and accurate clone-specific vanB E. faecium PCR.

Mette PinholtSarah MollerupKit BoyePeder WorningBarbara Juliane HolzknechtSanne NygaardKaren Leth NielsenHenrik HasmanLouise RoerAnette M HammerumHenrik WesthKristian Schønning

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2021)

vanB VREfm increased due to the introduction and nosocomial transmission of the successful Cluster 1. The clone-specific PCR assay detected vanB VREfm outbreak isolates in rectal screening samples rapidly and accurately.

Keyphrases

high throughput
rectal cancer
escherichia coli
staphylococcus aureus
klebsiella pneumoniae
drug resistant
loop mediated isothermal amplification