Molecular analysis and distribution of multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates belonging to clonal complex 17 in a tertiary care center in Mexico City

BACKGROUND: Enterococcus faecium has recently emerged as a multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen involved in outbreaks worldwide. A high rate of resistance to different antibiotics has been associated with virulent clonal complex 17 isolates carrying the esp and hyl genes and the purK1 allele. RES...

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Autores principales: Ochoa, Sara A, Escalona, Gerardo, Cruz-Córdova, Ariadnna, Dávila, Leticia B, Saldaña, Zeus, Cázares-Domímguez, Vicenta, Eslava, Carlos A, López-Martínez, Briceida, Hernández-Castro, Rigoberto, Aquino-Jarquin, Guillermo, Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Juan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330424
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-13-291

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