TY - JOUR
T1 - Outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium clone ST796, Switzerland, December 2017 to April 2018
AU - Wassilew, Nasstasja
AU - Seth-Smith, Helena M.B.
AU - Rolli, Eveline
AU - Fietze, Yvonne
AU - Casanova, Carlo
AU - Führer, Urs
AU - Egli, Adrian
AU - Marschall, Jonas
AU - Buetti, Niccolò
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/7/19
Y1 - 2018/7/19
N2 - A large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is affecting four hospitals in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, since December 2017. Of 89 cases identified as carriers, 77 (86.5%) VRE isolates were virtually indistinguishable using whole genome sequencing, and identified as multilocus sequence type (MLST) ST796. This clone, previously only described in Australia and New Zealand, is characterised by rapid spread and the ability to cause bloodstream infections. It requires a multifaceted infection prevention effort.
AB - A large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is affecting four hospitals in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, since December 2017. Of 89 cases identified as carriers, 77 (86.5%) VRE isolates were virtually indistinguishable using whole genome sequencing, and identified as multilocus sequence type (MLST) ST796. This clone, previously only described in Australia and New Zealand, is characterised by rapid spread and the ability to cause bloodstream infections. It requires a multifaceted infection prevention effort.
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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.29.1800351
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.29.1800351
M3 - Article
C2 - 30043725
AN - SCOPUS:85050959264
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 23
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 29
M1 - 1800351
ER -