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Molecular Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Bloodstream Infections in Germany: A Population-Based Prospective Longitudinal Study.

Carlos L Correa-Martínez, Annette Jurke, Janne Schmitz, Frieder Schaumburg, Stefanie Kampmeier, Alexander Mellmann

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Article in Microorganisms, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carlos L Correa-MartínezInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4779-2976
Annette JurkeSection Infectious Disease Epidemiology, North Rhine-Westphalian Centre for Health, 44801 Bochum, Germany.
Janne SchmitzInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Frieder SchaumburgInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Stefanie KampmeierInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5013-159X
Alexander MellmannInstitute of Hygiene, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0649-5185
University Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) pose a public health challenge worldwide. While VRE bloodstream infections (VREBI) increase in Germany and Europe, population-based molecular data are scarce. We aimed to analyze the molecular epidemiology, demographic aspects, and geographical distribution of VREBI in the German Federal State of North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), located in the German-Dutch-Belgian border area, representing over 20% of Germany's population. VREBI isolates were collected from hospitals across NRW between 2016 and 2019. Demographic data were gathered and anonymized upon sample collection. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and identification of glycopeptide resistance were carried out. Epidemiological analysis and geographical mapping were performed. Single VREBI isolates from 755 patients were analyzed. In total, 38.9% were female, and 80.0% were aged ≥ 60 years. The VREBI incidence per 100,000 inhabitants nearly tripled, from 0.52 (2016) to 1.48 (2019), particularly in male patients aged ≥ 50 years. The proportion of

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bloodstream infectionsEuropeGermanymolecular epidemiologyvancomycin-resistant enterococciVRE

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