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Molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Korea.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2005
Ko Kwan Soo, Baek Jin Yang, Lee Ji-Young, Oh Won Sup, Peck Kyong Ran, Lee Namyong, Lee Wee Gyo, Lee Kyungwon, Song Jae-Hoon
Abstract excerpt
A total of 98 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) isolates from four tertiary-care hospitals in Korea during the period between 1998 and 2004 were analyzed for genotypic characteristics using the multiplex PCR, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and esp gene analysis. Ninety-two isolates of VREF with VanA phenotype and five of six isolates with VanB phenotype...
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