Genetic characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from neutropenic patients in Tunisia: Spread of the pandemic CC17 clone associated with high genetic diversity in Tn1546-like structures.
Anis RaddaouiYosra ChebbiSiwar FriguiJavier LatorreRim Werhani AmmeriNour Ben AbdejlilCarmen TorresAbbassi Mohamed SalahWafa AchourPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2024)
A concerning trend in the prevalence of VREfm essentially attributed to CC17 persistence and to horizontal transfer of multiple genetic variants of truncated vanA-Tn1546.