Multisite Detection of Tn1549-Mediated vanB Vancomycin Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis ST6 in Texas and Florida

Shelby R. Simar, Truc T. Tran, Kirsten B. Rydell, Diana Panesso, German A. Contreras, Jose M. Munita, Renzo O. Cifuentes, Lilian M. Abbo, Pranoti Sahasrabhojane, An Q. Dinh, Dierdre B. Axell-House, Tor Savidge, Samuel A. Shelburne, Blake M. Hanson, Cesar A. Arias

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Abstract

In the United States, vanB-mediated resistance in enterococci is rare. We characterized three sequence type (ST) 6, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates causing bacteremia in unique patients in spatiotemporally distinct settings. Isolates were recovered between 2018 and 2020 in two cities in the United States (Houston, TX; Miami, FL). The isolates harbored the vanB operon on a chromosomally located Tn1549 transposon, and epidemiological data suggested multiple introductions of the vanB gene cluster into ST6 E. faecalis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Volume67
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Enterococcus
  • VRE

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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