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Linkage of <b> <i>vat</i> (E) and <i>erm</i> (B) in Streptogramin-Resistant <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Isolates from Europe </b>
1 Aug 2000
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Quinupristin-dalfopristin is a streptogramin and has recently been approved for human treatment (7). Streptogramins have been considered valuable antimicrobial drugs for treatment of infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and multiresistant enterococci (8). Low frequencies of streptogramin resistance have been detected among Enterococcus faecium strains of human origin in Europe and...
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