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Epidemics
Research from R. Mato and co-researchers provides new data on epidemics
June 30th, 2009
Fresh data on epidemics are presented in the report 'Assessment of high-level gentamicin and glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium clonal structure in a Portuguese hospital over a 3-year period.' According to a study from Oeiras, Portugal, "This study focussed on the clonal structure and temporal distribution of E. faecalis and E. faecium with high-level resistance to gentamicin (HLGR) and glycopeptides (GR) collected from clinical samples during 2004 to 2006 at a Portuguese Hospital." "The findings were an E. faecalis-dominant and epidemic clone (PFGE-AO), the maintenance of a major epidemic E. faecium clone (PFGE-c) and a high prevalence of...
Source: World Disease Weekly (2009-06-30)
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