Nosocomial outbreak of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis infection in a tertiary care hospital.

Gómez-Gil, Rosa

Nosocomial outbreak of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis infection in a tertiary care hospital. [electronic resource] - Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Oct 2009 - 175-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1879-0070

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.06.010 doi


Acetamides--pharmacology
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection--epidemiology
DNA Fingerprinting
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
DNA, Ribosomal--genetics
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecalis--drug effects
Female
Genotype
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Linezolid
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Oxazolidinones--pharmacology
Point Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spain
Young Adult