Growing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in the region with the highest prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

• Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology Vol. 32; no. 9; p. 922
• Main Authors: Hayakawa, Kayoko, Marchaim, Dror, Vidaillac, Celine, Lephart, Paul, Pogue, Jason M, Sunkara, Bharath, Kotra, Harikrishna, Hasan, Asma, Shango, Maryann, Yerramalla, Yashwanth, Osunlana, Adedayo M, Chopra, Teena, Dhar, Sorabh, Salimnia, Hossein, Rybak, Michael J, Kaye, Keith S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Carbon-Oxygen Ligases - genetics; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; Endemic Diseases; Enterococcus faecalis - drug effects; Enterococcus faecalis - genetics; Enterococcus faecium - drug effects; Enterococcus faecium - genetics; Genotype; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Humans; Michigan - epidemiology; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Plasmids; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Staphylococcus aureus - genetics; Vancomycin Resistance - genetics; Michigan