Genetic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolates from Caribbean countries.

Genetic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolates from Caribbean countries.

Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) that first appeared on the stage about three decades ago is now a major concern worldwide as it has globally reached every continent. Our aim was to simply undertake a multinational study to delineate the resistance and virulence genes of clinical...

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Main Authors: Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Shivnarine Kissoon, Padman Jayaratne, Clyde Wilson, George R Golding, Alison M Nicholson, Delores B Lewis, Sandra M Hermelijn, Alexis Wilson-Pearson, Ashley Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5636112?pdf=render

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