Long-term clonal dynamics ofEnterococcus faeciumstrains causing bloodstream infections (1995–2015) in Spain
Author(s) -
Ana P. Tedim,
Patricia Ruíz-Garbajosa,
Maria Concepción Rodríguez,
Mercedes Rodríguez-Baños,
Val F. Lanza,
Laura Derdoy,
Gonzalo Cárdenas Zurita,
Elena Loza,
Rafael Cantón,
Fernando Baquero,
Teresa M. Coque
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw366
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , amp resistance , ampicillin , multilocus sequence typing , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecalis , antibiotics , colonization , biology , medicine , antibiotic resistance , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , population , bacteria , genotype , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , environmental health , gene
To investigate the population structure of Enterococcus faecium causing bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a tertiary Spanish hospital with low glycopeptide resistance, and to enhance our knowledge of the dynamics of emergence and spread of high-risk clonal complexes.
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