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Table 1.6 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