Strains of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium can alter their van genotypes during an outbreak

• Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology Vol. 35; no. 11; pp. 2966 - 2968
• Main Authors: WOODFORD, N, CHADWICK, P. R, MORRISON, D, COOKSON, B. D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Society for Microbiology 01.11.1997
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Bacterial Proteins - biosynthesis; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon-Oxygen Ligases - biosynthesis; Carbon-Oxygen Ligases - genetics; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - microbiology; Disease Outbreaks; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Enterococcus faecium - classification; Enterococcus faecium - drug effects; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genes, Bacterial; Genetics; Genotype; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods; Microbiology; Multigene Family; Plasmids; Teicoplanin - pharmacology; Vancomycin - pharmacology; Plasmid; Resistance; Streptococcaceae; Enterococcus faecium; Antibiotic; Glycopeptide; Polypeptide; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Vancomycin; Genetic transfer
• ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
• DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2966-2968.1997

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