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The epidemiological and molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from rectal swab samples of hospitalized patients in Turkey.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2014
Cakirlar Fatma Koksal, Samasti Mustafa, Baris Ibrahim, Kavakli Halil, Karakullukcu Asiye, Sirekbasan Serhat, Bagdatli Yasar
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BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a serious problem all over the world. The present study was conducted to investigate antimicrobial resistance patterns, genotypes, clonal relationship, and virulence fac- tors of VRE species isolated from rectal swab samples of hospitalized patients, patient's relatives, and medical staff at Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical School hospital. METHODS: The...
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