TABLE 3.

Genotypic characteristics and antimicrobial resistance in 25 QD-resistant E. faecium isolates from Korea

Hospitala	Isolate	ST (allelic profile)b	esp repeat (A-C)	hyl	Antimicrobial resistancec
SMC	01-27	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	5-6	+	Van, Tei, Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-34	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-37	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-67	203 (15-1-1-1-1-20-1)	8-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-93	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str
	01-106	NEW (1-12-1-1-1-1-1)	—d	−	Amp, Pen, Tet, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str
	01-107	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-118	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-121	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str
	01-122	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	−	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-142	NEW (1-12-1-1-1-1-1)	—	−	Amp, Pen, Tet, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str
	01-148	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-158	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-167	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-176	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	01-196	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
SVH	02-03	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	5-6	−	Tet, Chl, Gen
	02-25	203 (15-1-1-1-1-20-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	02-34	203 (15-1-1-1-1-20-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
Kyungpook	06-14	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
Chonnam	08-20	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	08-81	203 (15-1-1-1-1-20-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
Chungbuk	10-14	192 (15-1-1-1-1-7-1)	5-6	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	10-24	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	6-5	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen
	10-32	78 (15-1-1-1-1-1-1)	—	+	Amp, Pen, Ery, Cip, Rif, QD, Str, Gen

^aSMC, Samsung Medical Center, SVH, Seoul Veterans Hospital; Kyungpook, Kyungpook National University Hospital; Chonnam, Chonnam National University Hospital; Chungbuk, Chungbuk National University Hospital.

^bST, sequence type (atpA-ddl-gdh-purK-gyd-pstS-adk).

^cVan, vancomycin; Tei, teicoplanin; Amp, ampicillin; Pen, penicillin; Tet, tetracycline; Ery, erythromycin; Cip, ciprofloxacin; Chl, chloramphenicol; Rif, rifampin; Str, streptomycin; Gen, gentamicin.

^dAbsence of esp gene.