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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867017303926 |