Clonal Dissemination of Enterococcus faecalis ST201 and Enterococcus faecium CC17-ST64 containing Tn5382-vanB2 among Sixteen Hospitals from Chile

  1. López, M. 1
  2. Hormazábal, J.C. 3
  3. Maldonado, A. 3
  4. Saavedra, G. 2
  5. Baquero, F. 4
  6. Silva, J. 5
  7. Torres, C. 1
  8. del Campo, R. 4
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
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    Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud

    Panamá, Panamá

    ROR https://ror.org/019ev8b82

  3. 3 Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  4. 4 Hospital Ramón y Cajal
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    Hospital Ramón y Cajal

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/050eq1942

  5. 5 Universidad de Antofagasta
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    Universidad de Antofagasta

    Antofagasta, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/04eyc6d95

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Journal:
Clinical Microbiology and Infection

ISSN: 1198-743X

Year of publication: 2009

Volume: 15

Issue: 6

Pages: 586-588

Type: Article

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DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-0691.2009.02741.X PMID: 19392904 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-67651053151 WoS: WOS:000268261300014 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

We report the clonal dissemination of ST201 Enterococcus faecalis carrying Tn5382-vanB2 and of CC17-ST64 Enterococcus faecium carrying Tn5382-vanB2-ISEnfa 110 among 16 hospitals in four geographically distant regions in Chile. This is the first epidemiological characterization of vancomycin resistance in Chile, and also the first report of interhospital dissemination of enterococcal vanB2 in South America. © 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.