Molecular epidemiology of bacteraemic vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates and in vitro activities of SC5005 and other comparators against these isolates collected from a medical centre in northern Taiwan, 2019-2020.

Tsai-Wen WanHui-Hui YeoTai-Fen LeeYu-Tsung HuangPo-Ren HsuehHao-Chieh Chiu

Published in: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (2022)

The findings provide insights into the latest epidemiology and resistance profiles of bacteraemic-causing VREfm in northern Taiwan. Additionally, SC5005 has the potential for development as a new therapeutic to treat VREfm infections.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
healthcare
risk factors
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
biofilm formation
human health
risk assessment
pseudomonas aeruginosa
candida albicans