First Infection with VanD-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Europe

We report the first strain of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium from Europe that contains a vanD allele isolated from blood cultures of an immunocompromised patient hospitalized in a French university hospital. Based on phenotypic results, PCR sequencing, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis,...

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Main Authors: Lavigne, Jean-Philippe, Marchandin, Hélène, Bouziges, Nicole, Sotto, Albert
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2005
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1169091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16000493
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.7.3512-3515.2005
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