Epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of 12 years of national AMR surveillance data

• Main Authors: Jens Thomsen (Author), Najiba M. Abdulrazzak (Author), Hussain AlRand (Author), The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium (Author), Godfred Antony Menezes (Author), Carole A. Moubareck (Author), Dean B. Everett (Author), Abiola Senok (Author), Andreas Podbielski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionEnterococci are usually low pathogenic, but can cause invasive disease under certain circumstances, including urinary tract infections, bacteremia, endocarditis, and meningitis, and are associated with peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses. Increasing resistance of enterococci to gly...