Enterococcus

Glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium found in ICU

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 15th, 2004

Researchers report the detection of enterococcal surface protein gene (Esp) and the typing of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium during its emergence in a Greek intensive care unit.

"The emergence of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium (GREF) in a Greek intensive care unit was studied by amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and esp gene detection," scientists in Greece report.

"Three GREF clones harboring the esp gene were recovered from 17 out of 21 patients, indicating the dissemination of genetically homogenous and virulent strains of GREF," reported C. Routsi and colleagues at the University of...

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