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Long-term clonal dynamics of Enterococcus faecium strains causing bloodstream infections (1995-2015) in Spain.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2017
Tedim Ana P, Ruíz-Garbajosa Patricia, Rodríguez Maria Concepción, Rodríguez-Baños Mercedes, Lanza Val F, Derdoy Laura, Cárdenas Zurita Gonzalo, Loza Elena, Cantón Rafael, Baquero Fernando, Coque Teresa M
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the population structure of Enterococcus faecium causing bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a tertiary Spanish hospital with low glycopeptide resistance, and to enhance our knowledge of the dynamics of emergence and spread of high-risk clonal complexes. METHODS: All available E. faecium causing BSIs (n = 413) in our hospital (January 1995-May 2015) were analysed for antibiotic...
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