Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations
We report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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| author | Rosineide Marques Ribas Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini Tomaz Aquino Moreira Claudete Freitas Paulo P. Gontijo Filho |
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| description | We report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f558ae0ffff14d329ea11ff9881a4f582022-12-21T18:54:16ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439111443944010.1590/S1413-86702007000400015S1413-86702007000400015Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerationsRosineide Marques Ribas0Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini1Tomaz Aquino Moreira2Claudete Freitas3Paulo P. Gontijo Filho4Federal University of UberlândiaUniversidade de São PauloFederal University of UberlândiaFederal University of UberlândiaFederal University of UberlândiaWe report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400015&lng=en&tlng=enNosocomial infectionsantibiotic resistanceVRE |
| spellingShingle | Rosineide Marques Ribas Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini Tomaz Aquino Moreira Claudete Freitas Paulo P. Gontijo Filho Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Nosocomial infections antibiotic resistance VRE |
| title | Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| title_full | Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| title_fullStr | Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| title_short | Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| title_sort | vancomycin resistant van a phenotype enterococcus faecalis first case in minas gerais state and epidemiological considerations |
| topic | Nosocomial infections antibiotic resistance VRE |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400015&lng=en&tlng=en |
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