Molecular characterization of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Portuguese hospitals.
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چکیده
Fifty-one pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types and 17 Tn1546 variants were identified among 101 Enterococcus faecium isolates recovered in three distant Portuguese hospitals. Intra- and interhospital dissemination of specific strains and Tn1546 types was detected, which might largely contribute to the endemicity of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium in Portuguese hospitals, as happened previously in other geographical locations.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 49 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005