Detection of Enterococcal Surface Protein Gene (esp) and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium during Its Emergence in a Greek Intensive Care Unit
AUTOR(ES)
Routsi, C.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The emergence of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (GREF) in a Greek intensive care unit was studied by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and esp gene detection. Three GREF clones harboring the esp gene were recovered from 17 out of 21 patients, indicating the dissemination of genetically homogenous and virulent strains of GREF.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=308986Documentos Relacionados
- VanD-type glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium BM4339.
- Dissemination of Clonally Unrelated Erythromycin- and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates in a Tertiary Greek Hospital
- Strains of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium can alter their van genotypes during an outbreak.
- Comparison of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates and Glycopeptide Resistance Genes of Human and Animal Origins
- Molecular Analysis of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Michigan Hospitals over a 6-Year Period