Characterization of Two Outbreaks of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium in a Pediatric Care Center in Mexico City

Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing problem and challenge worldwide. Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen because of its increasing frequency of multi-drug resistance, rapid spread and the possibility to transfer of Vancomycin resistance to other pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus. In Mexico, VRE has rarely been reported.