Genetic analysis of vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in Italy.
Sonia Nina CoccittoMarzia CinthiSerena SimoniAntonella PocognoliGuido ZeniAnnarita MazzariolGianluca MorroniMarina MingoiaEleonora GiovanettiAndrea BrencianiCarla VignaroliPublished in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology (2024)
We highlight the importance of VVE transition to VRE under vancomycin therapy resulting in a potential failure treatment. We also report the first-time identification of VVE-S isolates pstS-null belonging to ST1478.