Phylogenetic analysis of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium genotypes associated with outbreaks or sporadic infections in Italy

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Bonora, Maria Grazia ^a   Olioso, Debora ^a   Lo Cascio, Giuliana ^a   Fontana, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASA1 GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYLA GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIC; ESP GENE; GELE GENE; HYL GENE; ITALY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; OXAZOLIDINONES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 35448999299     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2007.739     Document Type: Article

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