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Table 1.5: Characteristics of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, CC17

Characteristics of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium, CC17

1.

Multidrug-resistant, including resistance to:
a. Ampicillin
b. Fluoroquinolones

2.

Contains a putative pathogenicity island and the esp gene which encodes for a protein involved in colonisation and biofilm formation

3.

An association with hospital outbreaks