Characterization of a Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Outbreak Caused by 2 Genetically Different Clones at a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

In July 2010, we identified an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in our 26-bed neonatal intensive care unit. We performed an epidemiological investigation after clinical cultures of 2 neonates were positive for VRE. Identification, susceptibility testing, and molecular characterizat...

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Autores principales: Lee, Wee Gyo, Ahn, Sun Hyun, Jung, Min Kwon, Jin, Hye Young, Park, Il Joong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255485/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22259784
http://dx.doi.org/10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.82

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