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Strains of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Can Alter Their van Genotypes during an Outbreak
  Two isolates of Enterococcus faecium with VanA glycopeptide resistance were isolated during a hospital outbreak of E. faecium with plasmid-mediated VanB resistance. Both were found to be identical to the VanB outbreak strain by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The genotype of this strain changed from vanB to vanA through an intermediate isolate that contained both the vanA and vanB gene clusters on distinct plasmids.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    30 November 1997

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • ISSN:

    0095-1137

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

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Woodford, N., Chadwick, P. R., Morrison, D., & Cookson, B. D. (1997). Strains of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Can Alter Their van Genotypes during an Outbreak. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 35(11), 2966-2968

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