First report of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Uberaba, Minas Gerais state
Braz. j. microbiol
; 41(1): 34-36, Jan.-Mar. 2010. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-531731
Responsible library:
BR32.1
ABSTRACT
In this study we report the first isolation of VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains from two different patients hospitalized in the same intensive care unit at the hospital of Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Main subject:
In Vitro Techniques
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Vancomycin Resistance
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR