Detection of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium hospital-adapted lineages in municipal wastewater treatment plants indicates widespread distribution and release into the environment

• Main Authors: Theodore Gouliouris, Kathy E. Raven, Danesh Moradigaravand, Catherine Ludden, Francesc Coll, Beth Blane, Plamena Naydenova, Carolyne Horner, Nicholas M. Brown, Jukka Corander, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Julian Parkhill, Sharon J. Peacock
• Other Authors: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/50216
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019 Gouliouris et al. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a leading cause of healthcare-associated infection. Reservoirs of VREfm are largely assumed to be nosocomial although there is a paucity of data on alternative sources. Here, we describe an integrated epidemiological and...