PMID: 9650975Jul 3, 1998Paper

Genetic analysis of multiple vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates obtained serially from two long-term-care patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
D SchoonmakerM George

Abstract

Fifty-eight vancomycin-resistant enterococcal isolates were obtained from two patients over 9 weeks. Numerous pulsed-field gel electrophoresis fingerprinting types were isolated from each patient. By PCR, all isolates were vanA+. However, many isolates from patient B were found to lack vanA by hybridization. Our results demonstrate the importance of examining multiple isolates, especially from patients who are at high risk of infection.

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