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The recent emergence of the highly virulent clonal complex 17 (CC17) is posing a challenge for both therapeutic interventions and hospital infection control measures. Hence, prompt discrimination of CC17 VREfm from unrelated and less-virulent VREfm strains is essential for preventing its spread in hospitals and beyond. Between January 2022 and November 2024, 340 VREfm primary isolates have been identified in our lab and underwent genotyping by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) to survey a potential outbreak in the Tyrol region. In addition, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on a selected subset (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 40). To curtail the lengthy time-to-result (TTR) of these methods, a novel typing protocol using matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was established, validated, and optimized for rapid sample processing. PFGE and WGS showed that 61.2% of isolates (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 208) belonged to a specific VREfm cluster identified as CC17 sequence type (ST) 80\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">vanA<\/jats:italic>\n                      VREfm. A comprehensive MALDI-TOF MS analysis identified a distinct peak pattern specific to this lineage. This phenotypic characterization was used as a novel typing method with excellent performance (sensitivity: 1.00 [0.98\u22121.00], specificity: 0.89 [0.70\u22120.97]) and demonstrated a short TTR of 1 day after the cultural growth of VREfm. A rapid and novel MALDI-TOF MS-based typing approach for a specific CC17\/ST80\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">vanA<\/jats:italic>\n                      VREfm cluster was developed and enabled real-life application in routine diagnostics to assure accurate infection prevention and control measures. Future outbreak investigations may benefit from adopting this cost- and labor-efficient approach.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>\n                        This study addresses the urgent need for faster ways to detect problematic hospital bacteria. A highly transmissible strain of\n                        <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterococcus faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                        (CC17) has been spreading in healthcare settings, making infections harder to treat and control. Traditional methods to identify and track outbreaks are accurate but slow and resource-intensive, delaying critical infection control actions. By developing and validating a new method using matrix-assisted laser desorption\/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, the researchers demonstrated that this strain can be identified quickly, reliably, and at lower cost. Importantly, the new approach delivers results within a day, compared to the lengthy turnaround times of existing methods. This rapid detection tool provides hospitals with a practical solution to respond to outbreaks more effectively, prevent further spread, and protect vulnerable patients. 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