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Detection of Van-positive and negative vancomycin resistant entrococci and their antibacterial susceptibility patterns to the newly introduced antibiotics.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 1 Jun 2009
Japoni A, Farshad S, Ziyaeyan M, Ziaian S
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The aim of this study was to determine the types and frequencies of VRE in terms of the existence of Van genes and to investigate the efficacy of newly introduced antibiotics. Totally 297 enterococcal strains were isolated from patients' specimens. Minimum inhibitory concentration of resistant isolates to vancomycin and tecoplanin were determined by E test method. Simultaneous detection of Van genes and species...
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