[Glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Analysis of the resistance genotype, virulence and genetic lines].

doi:10.1016/j.eimc.2012.05.010

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[Glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Analysis of the resistance genotype, virulence and genetic lines].

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Jan 2013

López María, Alvarez-Martínez Míriam J, Marco Francesc, Torres Carmen

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyse the genotypic characteristics of all Enterococcus isolates with acquired vancomycin resistance (VRE) recovered in the Hospital Clinic (Barcelona, Spain) in a period of three years and two months. METHODS: All VRE isolated in the referred Hospital in the period January 2004-March 2007 were included in the study. The vancomycin resistance mechanism was...

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Cross Infection
Enterococcus faecium
Genotype
Glycopeptides
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Hospitals
Humans
Vancomycin Resistance
Virulence

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PMID: 22784690
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2012.05.010

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