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Emergence of clonal complex 17 Enterococcus faecium in The Netherlands.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Top Janetta, Willems Rob, van der Velden Saskia, Asbroek Miranda, Bonten Marc
Abstract excerpt
The global emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium has been characterized as the clonal spread of clonal complex 17 (CC17) E. faecium. CC17 was defined upon multilocus sequence typing and is characterized by resistance to quinolones and ampicillin and the presence of the enterococcal surface protein (Esp) in the majority of isolates. The recently noticed increased incidence of...
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