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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of vancomycin-resistant enterococci with the VanD phenotype and vanA genotype.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Song Joon Young, Cheong Hee Jin, Seo Yu Bin, Kim In Seon, Heo Jung Yeon, Noh Ji Yun, Choi Won Suk, Kim Woo Joo
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) strains with the VanD phenotype and vanA genotype (VanD-vanA) have been reported in Asian countries. The VanD phenotype is characterized by low-level resistance to vancomycin and susceptibility or intermediate resistance to teicoplanin. We retrospectively determined the risk factors, clinical outcomes, and virulence factors for VanD-vanA VRE (20 patients colonized with...
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