Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Aomori, Japan

A series of VRE outbreaks caused by inter-hospital transmission occurred in six general hospitals in Aomori prefecture, Japan.日本青森县的六所综合医院中发生了多起由医院间传播引发的耐万古霉素肠球菌（Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, VRE）暴发疫情。