Table 1. Epidemiological profiles and pathogenicity of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in Taiwan analysis of ST types and virulence genes.

Virulence gene	ST17 (n = 24)		ST78 (n = 17)		ST262 (n = 19)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
esp	13	54.2	10	58.8	6	31.6
hyl	14	58.3	4	23.5	13	68.4
esp+hyl	4	16.7	0	0.0	4	21.1
none	1	4.2	3	17.6	4	21.1