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Detection of vancomycin variable enterococci (VVE) among clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium collected across India-first report from the subcontinent
5 Jan 2022
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PURPOSE: Emergence of vancomycin variable enterococci (VVE) poses a challenge to empiric vancomycin therapy. Vancomycin-variable enterococci (VVE) are vanA-positive, yet phenotypically vancomycin-susceptible enterococci that can switch to a vancomycin-resistant phenotype when exposed to vancomycin. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of VVE in India. METHODS: Isolates of phenotypically...
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