Hospital outbreak caused by linezolid resistant Enterococcus faecium in Upper Austria
Abstract Background Enterococcus faecium is part of the human gastrointestinal flora but may act as opportunistic pathogen. Environmental persistence, high colonization capability and diverse intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms make it especially successful in nosocomial high-risk settings....
Main Authors: | Heidrun Kerschner, Adriana Cabal, Rainer Hartl, Sigrid Machherndl-Spandl, Franz Allerberger, Werner Ruppitsch, Petra Apfalter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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Series: | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0598-z |
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