Vancomycin-variable Enterococcus faecium: in vivo emergence of vancomycin resistance in a vancomycin-susceptible isolate.

Coburn, Bryan; Low, Donald E; Patel, Samir N; Poutanen, Susan M; Shahinas, Dea; Eshaghi, Alireza; Willey, Barbara M; McGeer, Allison

Coburn, Bryan; Low, Donald E; Patel, Samir N; Poutanen, Susan M; Shahinas, Dea; Eshaghi, Alireza; Willey, Barbara M; McGeer, Allison.

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Coburn B; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

J Clin Microbiol ; 52(5): 1766-7, 2014 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24523476

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Enterococcus faecium/genetics; Enterococcus faecium/isolation & purification; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/diagnosis; Vancomycin Resistance/genetics; Vancomycin/therapeutic use; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Bacterial Proteins/genetics; Enterococcus faecium/drug effects; Genes, Bacterial/genetics; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Plantas_medicinales Main subject: Vancomycin / Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Enterococcus faecium / Vancomycin Resistance Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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