Evolutionary conservation of motifs within vanA and vanB of vancomycin-resistant enterococci [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Global Health is threatened by the rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistomes rapidly evolve, yet conserved motifs elucidated in our study have the potential for future drug targets for precision medicine ...
Aylin Memili +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 PurposeVancomycin-resistant enterococci infection is a worrying worldwide clinical problem. To evaluate the accuracy of GeneXpert vanA/vanB in the diagnosis of VRE, we conducted a systematic review in the study.MethodsExperimental data were extracted ...
Zhuo-Lei Li +8 more
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Development of a multiplex recombinase polymerase amplification combined with a DNA strip for the rapid detection of Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis, and vancomycin resistance genes [PDF]
PeerJBackground Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), particularly Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis, are responsible for various human infections and represent a significant global public health concern in both nosocomial and community settings.
Pattharasak Thaweesub +8 more
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Genomic epidemiology of Enterococcus faecium bloodstream infections during a VanB-type VRE peak reveals an oligoclonal scenario: an observational study at a German university hospital (2017–2022) [PDF]
Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyA substantial and rapid increase, followed by a sharp decline in vanB-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), occurred in Germany in the late 2010s.
Leonard Knegendorf +7 more
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Evaluation of sample pooling using Xpert Carba-R and Xpert vanA/vanB PCR for screening of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus colonization [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumScreening for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization among hospitalized patients is a standard infection control procedure that also guides appropriate antibiotic treatment in healthcare ...
Danielle Keidar-Friedman +6 more
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Journal of Water and Health, 2021 Antibiotic resistance has become a major threat to human health around the world, but its spread through the aquatic environment has been often overlooked.
Sneha Kalasseril Girijan, Devika Pillai
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Investigation of the Prevalence of vanA and vanB genes in vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) by Taq Man real time PCR Assay [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013 Objective:Enterococci are important nosocomial agents and due to their potential antimicrobial resistance they have a significant role in the dissemination of resistance genes. Currently, these species are described as healthcare concern. The aim of this
Bahman Mirzaei +4 more
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Rapid detection of Enterococcus and vancomycin resistance using recombinase polymerase amplification [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), especially Enterococcus faecium, have been a global concern, often causing serious healthcare-associated infections. We established a rapid approach for detecting E.
Pimchanok Panpru +8 more
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Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2023 Objectives: Enterococcus faecalis is a gram positive diplococci, highly versatile and a normal commensal of the gut microbiome. Resistance to vancomycin is a serious issue in various health-care setting exhibited by vancomycin resistant Enterococci (VRE)
Jayavarsha V +3 more
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Occult Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium ST117 Displaying a Highly Mutated vanB2 Operon
Antibiotics, 2023 Rare information is available on clinical Enterococcus faecium encountered in Sardinia, Italy. This study investigated the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and genotypic characteristics of E.
Antonella Santona +7 more
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