UPGMA dendrogram based on the variable-number tandem-repeat (VNTR) (9 loci) and MLST data for the 18 CPEc isolates. The relationships between patterns were assessed using the UPGMA hierarchical clustering method. ST, sequence type; NTP, nontypeable plasmid; HGRN, National Reference General Hospital; RH, Renaissance Hospital; MCH, Mother and Child Hospital; ICU, Intensive Care Unit.