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[Investigation of phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jul 2007
Aktaş Zerrin, Diyarbakirli Pinar, Bal Ciğdem, Gürler Nezahat, Keser Melike, Somer Ayper, Salman Nuran
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics and the probable clonal dissemination of 13 vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) strains isolated between February-August 2006 from 11 patients at the Hospital of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. The in vitro activities of antibiotics were determined by disk diffusion method in accordance with the CLSI (Clinical and...
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