Vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecium vanA: characterization of the first case isolated in a university hospital in Brazil

Vancomycin-dependent Enterococcus faecium vanA: characterization of the first case isolated in a university hospital in Brazil

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In this study, we report the characterization of a strain of Enterococcus faecium vanA, which grows only in the presence of vancomycin (VDEfm-UEL). The bacterium was isolated from the feces of a female patient who had undergone surgical treatment of Reinke’s edema and was receiving intravenous vanco...

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Main Authors: G. Kerbauy, M.R.E. Perugini, L.M. Yamauchi, S.F. Yamada-Ogatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Enterococcus faecium
Vancomycin
Dependence
vanA genotype
Virulence factors
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