First cluster of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates in Cyprus

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作者：

Daikos, GL

Triantafyllopoulou, P

Syriopoulou, V

Bakatzouni-Pieridou, D

Kontou, M

Theodoulou, M

Tofas, P

Petrikkos, G

机构：

[1] Univ Athens, Dept Propaedeut Med 1, Athens, Greece

[2] Univ Athens, Dept Pediat 1, Athens, Greece

[3] Nicosia Gen Hosp, Dept Clin Microbiol, Nicosia, Cyprus

来源：

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2005年 / 11卷 / 03期

关键词：

Cyprus; Enterococcus faecalis; glycopeptide resistance; resistance; vanA; vancomycin resistance;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01069.x

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

This report describes the first patient in Cyprus to be infected with a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, as well as the microbiological characteristics of a cluster of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus isolates from the intensive care unit where the index case was hospitalised. All isolates were identified as Enterococcus faecalis, belonged to the same clone, and contained the vanA gene cluster. Transfer of glycopeptide resistance to a susceptible strain of E. faecalis could not be detected.

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