Phenotypic characteristics of Enterococcus faecium variants confirmed by intergenic ribosomal polymerase chain reaction and E. faecium polymerase chain reaction.

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Enterococcus faecium has recently emerged as a serious nosocomial pathogen. The emergence of multiple antimicrobial agent-resistant E. faecium has been remarkable; with its strains it is one of the most phenotypically heterogeneous of all enterococcal species. About 15% of enterococcal strains is...

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