Molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium: A prospective, multicenter study in South American hospitals

Enterococcus faecium has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen worldwide, and this trend has been associated with the dissemination of a genetic lineage designated clonal cluster 17 (CC17). Enterococcal isolates were collected prospectively (2006 to 2008) from 32 hospitals in Colombia, Ecuador...

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Autores:
Panesso, Diana
Reyes, Jinnethe
Rincón, Sandra
Díaz, Lorena
Galloway-Peña, Jessica
Zurita, Jeannete
Carrillo, Carlos
Merentes, Altagracia
Guzmán, Manuel
Adachi, Javier A.
Murray, Barbara E.
Arias, Cesar A.
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2010
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5319
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5319
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02526-09
Palabra clave:
Cross infection
Enterococcus faecium
Gram-Positive bacterial infections
Vancomycin resistance
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