| Literature DB >> 16954275 |
Thomas E Dobbs1, Mukesh Patel, Ken B Waites, Stephen A Moser, Alan M Stamm, Craig J Hoesley.
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In 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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16954275 PMCID: PMC1594671 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00850-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948