title: First outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in an Irish hospital, February to September 2014.
abstract: An outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRVREfm) occurred in the hepatology ward of a tertiary referral hospital in Ireland between February and September 2014. LRVREfm was isolated from 15 patients; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed spread of a single clone. This is the first report of an outbreak of linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in Ireland.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: claireodriscoll@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Driscoll
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wrenn
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Flaherty
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fenelon
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaffer
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: FitzGerald
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D000069349:Linezolid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017720:Molecular Epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000069349:Linezolid
keywords: Linezolid-resistant vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRVREfm); Outbreak; Vancomycin-resistant enterococci