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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Clonal dissemination of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST412 in a Brazilian region.

Geraldo da Silva Alves, Monalessa Fábia Pereira, Lais de Lima Bride, Ana Paula Ferreira Nunes, Ricardo Pinto Schuenck

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  1. Temporal Trends and Mortality of Vancomycin-ResistantPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  2. Genomic Epidemiology of Vancomycin-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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Geraldo da Silva AlvesUniversidade Federal de Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Monalessa Fábia PereiraUniversidade Federal de Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Lais de Lima BrideUniversidade Federal de Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Ana Paula Ferreira NunesUniversidade Federal de Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Ricardo Pinto SchuenckUniversidade Federal de Espírito Santo, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Patologia, Vitória, ES, Brazil. Electronic address: ricardo.schuenck@ufes.br.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) has emerged as an important global nosocomial pathogen, and this trend is associated with the spread of high-risk clones. Here, we determined the genetic and phenotypic features of 93 VREfm isolates that were obtained from patients in 13 hospitals in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, during 2012-2013. All the isolates were vancomycin-resistant and harbored the vanA gene. Only 6 (6.5%) of the VREfm isolates showed the ability to form biofilm. The 93 isolates analyzed belong to a single pulsed-field gel electrophoresis lineage and presented six subtypes. MLST genotyping showed that all VREfm belonged to ST412 (the high-risk clone, hospital-adapted). The present study describes the dissemination of ST412 clone in the local hospitals. The clonal spread of these ST412 isolates in the area we analyzed as well as other hospitals in southeastern Brazil supports the importance of identifying and controlling the presence of these microorganisms in health care-related services.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBacterial Typing TechniquesBrazilCross InfectionElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMultilocus Sequence TypingVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmEnterococcus faeciumST412VRE

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PMCPMC9425459

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