CLONAL SPREAD OF VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS-FAECIUM BETWEEN PATIENTS IN 3 HOSPITALS IN 2 STATES

被引：117

作者：

CHOW, JW

KURITZA, A

SHLAES, DM

GREEN, M

SAHM, DF

ZERVOS, MJ

机构：

[1] WAYNE STATE UNIV,SCH MED,DIV INFECT DIS,DETROIT,MI 48201

[2] RUSH PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKES MED CTR,CLIN MICROBIOL LAB,CHICAGO,IL 60612

[3] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,INFECT DIS SECT,CLEVELAND,OH 44106

[4] CHILDRENS HOSP PITTSBURG,DEPT PEDIAT,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213

[5] CHILDRENS HOSP PITTSBURGH,DEPT SURG,PITTSBURGH,PA 15213

[6] JEWISH HOSP ST LOUIS,DEPT MICROBIOL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110

[7] JEWISH HOSP ST LOUIS,DEPT SEROL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110

[8] WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSP,DIV INFECT DIS,ROYAL OAK,MI 48073

来源：

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1993年 / 31卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1128/JCM.31.6.1609-1611.1993

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

The DNAs of 38 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from five hospitals in three states were analyzed by contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresis and plasmid analysis. There were 22 strain types. One strain type was common to patients in three hospitals in two states. These results suggest the apparent intra- and interhospital spread of vancomycin-resistant E. faecium.

引用

页码：1609 / 1611

页数：3

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