Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations
Braz. j. infect. dis
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11(4): 439-440, Aug. 2007.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Main subject:
Cross Infection
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Vancomycin Resistance
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Uberlândia/BR
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USP/BR
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