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Occurrence of <b> <i>satA</i> and <i>vgb</i> Genes in Streptogramin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Isolates of Animal and Human Origins in The Netherlands </b>
1 Dec 1998
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Enteroccocci have emerged as an important cause of nosocomial infections. Infections caused by multiresistant enterococci are treated with vancomycin or another glycopeptide. In recent years the usage of vancomycin and the isolation rate of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have steadily increased in both Europe and the United States (8). Despite the fact that VRE infections are a hospital problem and the...
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