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Antibiotic activity against urinary tract infection (UTI) isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE): results from the 2002 North American Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Susceptibility Study (NAVRESS).
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2003
Zhanel George G, Laing Nancy M, Nichol Kim A, Palatnick Lorraine P, Noreddin Ayman, Hisanaga Tamiko, Johnson Jack L, Hoban Daryl J
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in urinary isolates in North America, and the activity of various antibiotics against VRE. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-eight medical centres in the United States and 10 centres in Canada assessed the prevalence of VRE in urinary isolates in 2002. Each study site was asked to collect up to a maximum of 50...
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