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J. Clin. Microbiol. · Sep 2006
Nosocomial spread of Enterococcus faecium resistant to vancomycin and linezolid in a tertiary care medical center.
- Thomas E Dobbs, Mukesh Patel, Ken B Waites, Stephen A Moser, Alan M Stamm, and Craig J Hoesley.
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 South 19th St., 35249, USA.
- J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 Sep 1;44(9):3368-70.
AbstractIn May 2004 our institution encountered its first clinical isolate of linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRVRE). Between October 2004 and July 2005, 40 patients from whom LRVRE organisms were recovered in clinical specimens were characterized. Epidemiologic investigation and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns indicated a clonal outbreak related to nosocomial spread.
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