Intensive care unit dissemination of multiple clones of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.

Ntokou, Eleni

Intensive care unit dissemination of multiple clones of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium. [electronic resource] - The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Aug 2012 - 1819-23 p. digital

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

1460-2091

10.1093/jac/dks146 doi


Acetamides--pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents--pharmacology
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection--epidemiology
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecalis--classification
Enterococcus faecium--classification
Genotype
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Greece--epidemiology
Hospitals, University
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Linezolid
Molecular Epidemiology
Molecular Typing
Oxazolidinones--pharmacology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal, 23S--genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA