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Prevalence of vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium (VVE) among vanA-positive sterile site isolates and patient factors associated with VVE bacteremia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Kohler Philipp, Eshaghi Alireza, Kim Hyunjin C, Plevneshi Agron, Green Karen, Willey Barbara M, McGeer Allison, Patel Samir N
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-variable enterococci (VVE) are vanA-positive, vancomycin-susceptible enterococci with the ability to revert to a vancomycin-resistant phenotype on exposure to vancomycin. We sought to assess the prevalence of VVE and to determine clinical characteristics of patients infected with VVE. We prospectively collected Enterococcus faecium sterile site isolates from Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network...
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