Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus sequence type 1478 spread across hospitals participating in the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program from 2013 to 2018.
David R KleinmanRobyn MitchellMelissa McCrackenSusy S HotaGeorge R Goldingnull nullStephanie W SmithPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
Both intrahospital and regional interhospital spread have contributed to the emergence of VRE ST1478 infections across Canada. Whole-genome sequencing provides evidence of spread that might be missed with epidemiologic investigation alone.