Critical genomic insights into vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Lebanon
Osman M, Yassine I, Hassan J, Ericson J, Schiff S, Tajani A, Bisha B, Hamze M, Kassem I. Critical genomic insights into vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Lebanon. Microbiology Spectrum 2025, 13: e00171-25. PMID: 40762484, PMCID: PMC12403557, DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00171-25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialEnterococcus faeciumGenome, BacterialGenomicsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansLebanonMicrobial Sensitivity TestsVancomycinVancomycin ResistanceVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciVirulence FactorsWhole Genome SequencingConceptsVancomycin-resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> (VRSingle nucleotide variantsEnterococcus faecium</i>Hospital-associated lineagesGenomic featuresAntimicrobial resistanceSequence typingClonal disseminationCore genome single nucleotide variantResistance to last-resort antimicrobialsAcquisition of vancomycin resistanceGenetic characteristicsWhole-genome sequencingAntimicrobial resistance genesLevels of antimicrobial resistanceLast-resort antimicrobialsMultidrug-resistant isolatesResistant to vancomycinE-test methodMatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometryVancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faeciumSpread of antimicrobial resistanceLaser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometryMALDI-TOF MSPublic health threat
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