Vancomycin-resistant van a phenotype Enterococcus faecalis: first case in Minas Gerais state and epidemiological considerations

We report the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis with VanA phenotype and vanA genotype isolated from a surgical patient in a general Hospital in Uberlândia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

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Main Authors: Ribas,Rosineide Marques, Darini,Ana Lúcia da Costa, Moreira,Tomaz Aquino, Freitas,Claudete, Gontijo Filho,Paulo P.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400015
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