Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8739977 | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2018 | 20 Pages |
Abstract
E. faecium was predominant, and infection isolates were more virulent than colonization isolates and harboured more often the gene gelE. Infections caused by VRE carrying the asa1 gene appeared to be associated with a fatal outcome.
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A.P. Marchi, L.V. Perdigão Neto, R.C.R. Martins, C.F. Rizek, C.H. Camargo, L.Z. Moreno, A.M. Moreno, M.V. Batista, M.S. Basqueira, F. Rossi, U. Amigo, T. Guimaraes, A.S. Levin, S.F. Costa,