Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period
Thal L, Donabedian S, Robinson-Dunn B, Chow J, Dembry L, Clewell D, Alshab D, Zervos M. Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3303-3308. PMID: 9774583, PMCID: PMC105319, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3303-3308.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Typing TechniquesChromosomes, BacterialCross InfectionDNA, BacterialDrug Resistance, MicrobialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGene Transfer TechniquesGenes, BacterialGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMichiganMolecular EpidemiologyNucleic Acid HybridizationPlasmidsVancomycinConceptsExtended-care facilityPulsed-field gel electrophoresisEnterococcus faecium isolatesFaecium isolatesClonal disseminationVancomycin-resistant E. faeciumStrain typesE. faecium isolatesVancomycin-resistant E. faecium isolatesIntrahospital disseminationSpread of resistanceMichigan hospitalsMajority of isolatesPatientsHospitalClinical isolatesGentamicin resistanceVanA geneErythromycin resistanceE. faeciumVancomycin resistanceType M2VanB genesMolecular relatednessMost isolates
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