Multihospital expansion of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST117-CT7799 and transmission of linear plasmids co-carrying vanA and linezolid resistance genes, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain (2022-2024)
Carlos Valiente-Mullor, Lidia Ruiz‐Roldán, Ana C. Almeida-Santos, Regina Antoni, Alejandro Sanz-Carbonell, Sara Arnal, Susana Sabater Vidal, Ignacio Torres, Eva María Gonzalez‐Barberá, Inmaculada Vidal, Nuria Tormo, Rafael Medina-Gonzalez, Carla Novais, Luísa Maria Sobreira Vieira Peixe, Ana R. Freitas, Fernando Gónzález‐Candelas
The paper characterizes the spread and resistance mechanisms of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Spanish hospitals, identifying a dominant lineage and plasmid-mediated resistance gene transmission.
bioRxiv · Jun 2, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology