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Table 5 Characteristics of isolated Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) – genotypic profile

From: Intestinal carriage of vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus spp. among high‐risk patients in university hospitals in Serbia: first surveillance report

Genotypic profile

N

%

Identification genes

 ddlE. faecium

77

100

 ddlE. faecalis

0

0

Vancomycin resistance genes

 vanA

77

100

 vanB

0

0

 vanC(C1and C2/3)

0

0

Q–D resistance genes

 vatD

0

0

 vatE

0

0

 vgbA

0

0

 ermB-1

30

38.9

Virulence genes

 esp

65

84

 efaA

55

71.2

 hyl

42

54.5

 gelE

9

11.6

 asa1

18

23.4

 cpd

9

11.6

Number of virulance genes

 0

8

10.4

 1

4

5.2

 2

20

26.0

 3

34

44.0

 4

4

5.2

 5

4

5.2

 6

3

4.0

  1. ddlE. faecium, d-alanine–d-alanine ligase gene specific for E. faecium; ddlE. faecalis, d-alanine–d-alanine ligase gene specific for E. faecalis; van A, type A vancomycin resistance; vanB, type B vancomycin resistance; vanC (C1and C2/3)—type C vancomycin resistance; vat(D) and vat(E) , streptogramin A resistance; vgb(A) and ermB-1- streptogramin B resistance; esp, Enterococcal surface protein; hyl, hyaluronidase; efaA, cell wall adhesine; asa1, aggregation substance; gelE, gelatinase; cpd, sex pheromones