• A multicentre hospital outbreak in Sweden caused by introduction of a vanB2 transposon into a stably maintained pRUM-plasmid in an Enterococcus faecium ST192 clone. 

      Sivertsen, Audun; Billström, Hanna; Melefors, Öjar; Liljequist, Barbro Olsson; Wisell, Karin Tegmark; Ullberg, Måns; Özenci, Volkan; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Hegstad, Kristin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The clonal dissemination of VanB-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) strains in three Swedish hospitals between 2007 and 2011 prompted further analysis to reveal the possible origin and molecular characteristics of the outbreak strain. A representative subset of VREfm isolates (n = 18) and vancomycin-susceptible E. faecium (VSEfm, n = 2) reflecting the spread in time and location ...
    • Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: Diverging trends of meticillin-resistant and meticillin-susceptible isolates, EU/EEA, 2005 to 2018 

      Gagliotti, Carlo; Högberg, Liselotte Diaz; Billström, Hanna; Eckmanns, Tim; Giske, Christian G.; Heuer, Ole E.; Jarlier, Vincent; Kahlmeter, Gunnar; Wong, Danilo Lo Fo; Monen, Jos; Murchan, Stephen; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Šubelj, Maja; Andrašević, Arjana Tambić; Żabicka, Dorota; Žemličková, Helena; Monnet, Dominique L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-18)
      Background: Invasive infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus have high clinical and epidemiological relevance. It is therefore important to monitor the S. aureus trends using suitable methods. Aim: The study aimed to describe the trends of bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by meticillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and meticillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) in the European Union (EU) and the ...