Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea |
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| Authors: | Eom Joong-Sik Hwang In-Sook Hwang Byung-Yoen Lee Jae-Gab Lee Yeon-Joo Cheong Hee-Jin Park Yong-Ho Park Seung-Chul Kim Woo-Joo |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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| Abstract: | In Korea, vancomycin-resistant enterococci have become important nosocomial pathogens since the late 1990s, and most vancomycin-resistant enterococcal isolates have been VanA phenotype-vanA genotype strains. In 2001, we experienced an outbreak of VanB phenotype-vanA genotype vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a university hospital. This is the first report of VanB-vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococci from humans in Korea. |
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