Clonal dissemination of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST412 in a Brazilian region

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) has emerged as an important global nosocomial pathogen, and this trend is associated with the spread of high-risk clones. Here, we determined the genetic and phenotypic features of 93 VREfm isolates that were obtained from patients in 13 hospitals in...

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Main Authors: Geraldo da Silva Alves, Monalessa Fábia Pereira, Lais de Lima Bride, Ana Paula Ferreira Nunes, Ricardo Pinto Schuenck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867017303926