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Global Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Isolated From Clinical and Environmental Sources: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Negar Narimisa, Tahereh Navidifar, Tuqa T Hameed, Roghayeh Mohammadzadeh, Faranak Abdoli, Mahsa Ghamari, Delaram Nourollahi, Fatemeh Ansari, Arefeh Ansari, Narjess Bostanghadiri

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Synthesis in MicrobiologyOpen, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Negar NarimisaDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1103-3572
Tahereh NavidifarDepartment of Basic Sciences, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-2327
Tuqa T HameedCollege of Dentistry, University of Al Maarif, Al Anbar, Iraq.
Roghayeh MohammadzadehFood Safety Research Center (salt), Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Faranak AbdoliResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa GhamariDepartment of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Delaram NourollahiResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh AnsariResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arefeh AnsariScience at Capilano University.
Narjess BostanghadiriResearch Center for Clinical Virology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4500-5764

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are an increasing public health concern. However, the contribution of environmental reservoirs to the global epidemiology of vancomycin resistance remains unclear. This meta-analysis estimated the prevalence of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREfs) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) from clinical and environmental specimens worldwide. We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Scopus up to 26 April 2025. Statistical analysis was performed using the meta and metaphor packages in R, and heterogeneity was evaluated using I

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Enterococcus faecalisEnterococcus faeciumEnvironmental MicrobiologyGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsFecesGlobal HealthHumansPrevalenceVancomycin ResistanceAnti-Bacterial AgentsE. faecalisE. faeciumglobal prevalencenon‐clinical sourcesvancomycin‐resistant enterococciVRE

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PMID42870516
PMCPMC13662538

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