Analysis of VanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Saudi Arabian hospitals reveals the presence of clonal cluster 17 and two new Tn1546 lineage types. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Aug 2008
- 279-83 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1460-2091
10.1093/jac/dkn173 doi
Bacterial Proteins--genetics Carbon-Oxygen Ligases--genetics Cluster Analysis Conjugation, Genetic DNA Fingerprinting DNA Transposable Elements DNA, Bacterial--chemistry Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Enterococcus faecium--drug effects Gene Order Genotype Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology Hospitals Humans Hyaluronoglucosaminidase--genetics Membrane Proteins--genetics Microbial Sensitivity Tests Saudi Arabia--epidemiology Sequence Analysis, DNA Vancomycin Resistance