Khan, Mushtaq A

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