Associação Paulista de Medicina

Genotypic features of antimicrobial resistance, virulence determinants, and clonal lineages of Enterococcus spp. reported in Brazil: a scoping review with marked regional asymmetry

Abstract Purpose Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium is listed in the 2024 WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List as a high-priority agent of hospital-acquired infections. Its persistence is supported by marked genomic plasticity across human, animal, food, and environmental...