Rising daptomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium across a hospital system occurred via rampant recurrent evolution and occasional transmission between patients.
R. Woods, A. F. Read, M. Forstchen, C. Kinnear, J. McKaig, T. Patel, K. Tracy, C. L. Young
This study shows that daptomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium increased due to recurrent mutations and occasional transmission between patients in a hospital system.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology