Should genotypic testing be done on all phenotypically vancomycin-resistant enterococci detected in hospitals?

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作者
Coombs, GW [1 ]
Kay, ID
Steven, RA
Pearman, JW
Bertolatti, D
Grub, WB
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[1] Royal Perth Hosp, Dept Microbiol & Infect Dis, Perth, WA, Australia
[2] Curtin Univ Technol, Sch Publ Hlth, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
[3] Curtin Univ Technol, Sch Biomed Sci, Perth, WA 6001, Australia
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.37.4.1229-1230.1999
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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页码:1229 / 1230
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