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Molecular typing, pathogenicity factor genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of vancomycin resistant enterococci in Belgrade, Serbia.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 1 Jun 2015
Jovanović Milica, Milošević Branko, Tošić Tanja, Stevanović Goran, Mioljević Vesna, Inđić Nikola, Velebit Branko, Zervos Marcus
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In this study the distribution of species and antimicrobial resistance among vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) recovered from clinical specimens obtained from five hospitals in Belgrade was analyzed. Strains were further characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to investigate the presence of vanA and vanB genes and pathogenicity factor genes....
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