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RelA Mutant Enterococcus faecium with Multiantibiotic Tolerance Arising in an Immunocompromised Host
4 Jan 2017
Abstract excerpt
Serious bacterial infections in immunocompromised patients require highly effective antibacterial therapy for cure, and thus, this setting may reveal novel mechanisms by which bacteria circumvent antibiotics in the absence of immune pressure. Here, an infant with leukemia developed vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) bacteremia that persisted for 26 days despite appropriate antibiotic therapy....
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