Emergence of VanB phenotype-vanA genotype in vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Brazilian hospital

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-118

  Zanella, Rosemeire Cobo ^a   Castro Lima, Marisa De Jesus ^a   Tegani, Luciana Soares ^a   Hitomi, Adriana ^a   De Cunto Brandileone, Maria Cristina ^a   Palazzo, Izabel Cristina V ^b   Da Costa Darini, Ana Lúcia ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterococci; vanA genotype; VanB phenotype; Vancomycin; VRE

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 33646932155     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822006000200004     Document Type: Article

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