Prevalence of Vancomycin and Teicoplanin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Fecal Samples of Healthy Individuals and Hospital Environmental Samples
Background and purpose: Glycopeptide resistance genes can be transmitted to clinical strains from gram-positive environmental bacteria and the normal flora. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of vancomycin and teicoplanin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium iso...
Main Authors: | Maryam Ghazvinian, Bahman Mirzaei, Saba Asgharzadeh Marghmalek, Sanaz Amir Gholam, Leila Ahmadian, Hamid Reza Goli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
2021-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-15795-en.html |
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