First report of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Uberaba, Minas Gerais state

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-36

  Conceição, Natália ^a   Darini, Ana Lúcia da Costa ^b   Palazzo, Izabel Cristina Vanzato ^b   de Oliveira, Cristina da Cunha Hueb Barata ^a   de Oliveira, Adriana Gonçalves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; VanA genotyping; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 71049190008     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822010000100007     Document Type: Article

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