Vancomycin-resistant <it>vanB</it>-type <it>Enterococcus faecium</it> isolates expressing varying levels of vancomycin resistance and being highly prevalent among neonatal patients in a single ICU
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vancomycin-resistant isolates of <it>E. faecalis</it> and <it>E. faecium</it> are of special concern and patients at risk of acquiring a VRE colonization/infection include also intensively-cared neonates. We d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
| Online Access: | http://www.aricjournal.com/content/1/1/21 |