Outbreak in a haematology unit involving an unusual strain of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium carrying both vanA and vanB genes | Zendy

G. Marcadé | Zendy; JeanBaptiste Micol | Zendy; Hervé Jacquier | Zendy; Laurent Raskine | Zendy; JeanLuc Donay | Zendy; S. Nicolas-Viaud | Zendy; M. Rouveau | Zendy; Patricia Ribaud | Zendy; Hervé Dombret | Zendy; Roland Leclercq | Zendy; Emmanuelle Cambau | Zendy

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Outbreak in a haematology unit involving an unusual strain of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium carrying both vanA and vanB genes

Author(s) -

G. Marcadé,

JeanBaptiste Micol,

Hervé Jacquier,

Laurent Raskine,

JeanLuc Donay,

S. Nicolas-Viaud,

M. Rouveau,

Patricia Ribaud,

Hervé Dombret,

Roland Leclercq,

Emmanuelle Cambau

Publication year - 2013

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/dkt376

Subject(s) - teicoplanin , enterococcus faecium , linezolid , microbiology and biotechnology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , vancomycin , glycopeptide , daptomycin , biology , tigecycline , enterococcus , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , genotype , bacteria , gene , genetics

To report an outbreak due to an unusual strain of Enterococcus faecium containing both the vanA and vanB genes, in France, where the rate of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) is below 1%.

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