Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium hospital strain-typing surveillance
Data generated during the course of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) whole-genome sequencing strain-typing assay development in the clinical microbiology laboratory of Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The goal of this study was to compare the performance of whole-genome sequencing strain-typing to Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis strain-typing with respect to VREfm hospital surveillance and transmission/outbreak detection.