Multiple hospital outbreaks of<i>vanA Enterococcus faecium</i>in Denmark, 2012–13, investigated by WGS, MLST and PFGE

Abstract

This study emphasizes the importance of infection control measures to limit transmission of VREfm between patients. However, the diversity of the VREfm isolates points to the fact that other important factors may also affect the VREfm increase in Denmark. Finally, WGS is suitable for typing of VREfm and has replaced PFGE for typing of VREfm in Denmark.