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Spread of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates Despite Validated Infection Control Measures in an Italian Hospital: Antibiotic Resistance and Genotypic Characterization of the Endemic Strain.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2018
Bressan Raffaela, Knezevich Anna, Monticelli Jacopo, Campanile Floriana, Busetti Marina, Santagati Maria, Dolzani Lucilla, Milan Annalisa, Bongiorno Dafne, Di Santolo Manuela, Tonin Enrico A, Stefani Stefania, Luzzati Roberto, Lagatolla Cristina
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An alarming increase of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) isolates was detected in an Italian referral hospital subjected to policies of infection control validated by the Joint Commission International. Analysis of the population structure of 122 consecutive, nonreplicate VREfm isolates collected over an 18-month period identified a single major clone that spread around the whole hospital,...
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