Epidemiology of Enterococci with Acquired Resistance to Antibiotics in Sweden : Special emphasis on Ampicillin and Vancomycin

Epidemiology of Enterococci with Acquired Resistance to Antibiotics in Sweden : Special emphasis on Ampicillin and Vancomycin

The first hospital outbreak of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and carriage rates of VRE and ampicillin-resistant enterococci (ARE) in Sweden were investigated. Clonal relationships and mutations in fluoroquinolone resistance determining regions among ARE collected nation-wide were studied. R...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Torell, Erik
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper 2003
Subjects:
Communicable diseases
Antimicrobial resistance
enterococci
epidemiology in Sweden
intra-hospital spread
shedding
risk-factors
infection
colonization
virulence factors
ARE
VRE
Php
PFGE
esp
gyrA
parC
Infektionssjukdomar
Infectious diseases
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