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First Characterization of a Cluster of VanA-Type Glycopeptide-ResistantEnterococcus faecium,Colombia
2002
Emerging Infectious Diseases
glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) were isolated from 23 infected patients at a teaching hospital in Medellín, Colombia. Identification at the species level and by multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay indicated that all isolates were Enterococcus faecium. The isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, penicillin, streptomycin, teicoplanin, and vancomycin; they were susceptible only to chloramphenicol, linezolid, and nitrofurantoin. Determination of
doi:10.3201/eid0809.010435
pmid:12194774
pmcid:PMC2732560
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