Intra-hospital dissemination of quinupristin/dalfopristin- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a paediatric ward of a German hospital
Author(s) -
Guido Werner
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkg305
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , teicoplanin , dalfopristin , quinupristin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , multilocus sequence typing , linezolid , vancomycin , imipenem , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , genotype , genetics , staphylococcus aureus , gene , bacteria
To demonstrate nosocomial transmission of Enterococcus faecium resistant to quinupristin/dalfopristin and vancomycin/teicoplanin among paediatric patients in a German hospital ward.
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