Possible Connection between a Widely Disseminated Conjugative Gentamicin Resistance (pMG1-Like) Plasmid and the Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium

A total of 640 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) isolates, which were obtained between 1994 and 1999 from the Medical School Hospital of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, were used in this study. Of the 640 strains, 611 and 29 were VanA and VanB VRE, respectively, based on PCR ana...

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Published in:	J Clin Microbiol
Main Authors:	Tomita, Haruyoshi, Pierson, Carl, Lim, Suk Kyung, Clewell, Don B., Ike, Yasuyoshi
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2002
Subjects:	Epidemiology
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC130708/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12202574/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.9.3326-3333.2002
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