Growing prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in the region with the highest prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Sep;32(9):922-4. doi: 10.1086/661599.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / genetics
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Endemic Diseases*
  • Enterococcus faecalis / drug effects
  • Enterococcus faecalis / genetics*
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects
  • Enterococcus faecium / genetics*
  • Genotype
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Michigan / epidemiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Plasmids
  • Prevalence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*
  • Vancomycin Resistance / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • VanA ligase, Bacteria
  • Carbon-Oxygen Ligases