1453. Whole Genome Sequencing: A Useful Tool in a VRE Outbreak Among Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonization and infection is an increasing threat in pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients. We identified a cluster of 13 hospitalized patients who acquired VRE (E. faecium) over a six-month period at a quaternary children’s...

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Autores principales: Murphy, Catherine R, Mahulkar, Sheetal, Griffin, Gladys, Griffin, Cameron, Ankrum, Andrea L, Otto, William R, Danziger-Isakov, Lara A, Haslam, David, Scaggs-Huang, Felicia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676852/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1290

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676852/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1290

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