{
  "id": 19576655,
  "title": "Rise and Fall of a Superbug: Analyzing the epidemic success of a distinct clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST117/CT71 in Germany, 2017 - 2024.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/rise-and-fall-of-a-superbug-analyzing-the-epidemic-success-of-a",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.10.765572v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections, yet outbreak analysis remains challenging, particularly for prevalent lineages. One of the most striking examples is the Sequence Type (ST) 117/Complex Type (CT) 71/vanB lineage, whose rapid expansion across Germany coincided with a sharp rise in VRE prevalence observed around 2019. Defining…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}