Substantial decrease in Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreak duration and number of patients during the Danish COVID-19 lockdown - a prospective observational study

Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus Faecium (VREfm) is a globally significant nosocomial pathogen with a rapidly increasing prevalence. The objectives of this study were to investigate the duration of VREfm outbreaks as well as studying the impacts infection control bundle strategies (ICBS) set up to curb COVID-19 spreading had on VREfm outbreaks