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Moretti,M.L.; Bratfich,O.J.; Stucchi,R.B.; Levi,C.; Levin,A.S.; Duboc,G.M.; Vormittag,E.; Blum-Menezes,D.. |
Nosocomial dissemination of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci represents a major problem in hospitals worldwide. In Brazil, the dissemination among hospitals in the city of São Paulo of polyclonal DNA profiles was previously described for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. We describe here the dissemination of VanA phenotype E. faecalis between two hospitals located in different cities in the State of São Paulo. The index outbreak occurred in a tertiary care university hospital (HCUSP) in the city of São Paulo and three years later a cluster caused by the same strain was recognized in two patients hospitalized in a private tertiary care hospital (CMC) located 100 km away in the interior of the state. From May to July 1999, 10 strains of... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus; Enterococcus faecalis; Tn1546; Nosocomial transmission; São Paulo. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000900008 |
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