Enterococci are organisms with a remarkable ability to adapt to the environment and acquire
antibiotic resistance determinants. The evolution of antimicrobial resistance in these …

Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) including plasmids and transposons are pivotal in the
dissemination and persistence of antimicrobial resistance in Enterococcus faecalis and …

Clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) provide bacteria and
archaea with sequence-specific, acquired defense against plasmids and phage. Because …

Abstract Background The Gram-positive bacterium Enterococcus faecium is an important
cause of nosocomial infections in immunocompromized patients. Results We present a …

The increasing incidence of nosocomial infections caused by glycopeptide-resistant
enterococci is a global concern. Enterococcal species are also difficult to eradicate with …

Of the 9 vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) cases reported to date in the
literature, 7 occurred in Michigan. In 5 of the 7 Michigan VRSA cases, an Inc18-like vanA …

Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are a major cause of mortality in liver transplant recipients.
The incidence, microbiology, and outcome of BSIs in the first year after liver transplantation …

Enterococci are a common cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among hospitalized
patients. The rising prevalence of vancomycin‐resistant enterococci (VRE) is of particular …

Nosocomial infections caused by enterococci present a challenge for clinicians because
treatment options are often limited due to the widespread occurrence of strains resistant to …

Enterococcus faecium has increasingly been reported as a nosocomial pathogen since the
early 1990s, presumptively associated with the expansion of a human-associated …