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Molecular Characterization of Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Hospitalized Patients in Norway
1 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
The genetic relationship of 81 ampicillin-resistant and 21 ampicillin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium isolates from clinical infections and rectal screening in hospitalized patients in Norway was studied by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). PFGE showed 55 different banding patterns, and 65 of the isolates could be grouped into one large group. With AFLP,...
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