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A newly described vancomycin-resistant ST412 Enterococcus faecium predominant in Greek hospitals

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A total of 359 vancomycin-resistant enterococci (344 Enterococcus faecium and 15 E. faecalis) collected during 2007 from eight tertiary-care hospitals in Greece were analysed for genotypic characteristics. Four common clones, ST412, ST203, ST16 and ST17, were identified among E. faecium and one clone, ST28, among E. faecalis strains.

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  1. Department of Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Research and Technology, Larissa, Greece

    A. Damani, D. Klapsa, K. Pantelidi, E. Malli & E. Petinaki

  2. Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece

    M. Panopoulou, S. Grapsa, E. Alepopoulou & S. Kartali-Ktenidou

  3. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

    I. Spiliopoulou, F. Kolonitsiou & E. D. Anastassiou

  4. Department of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

    F. Frantzidou

  5. Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Volos, Volos, Greece

    E. Vlahaki

  6. Department of Microbiology, General Hospital “Asclepeion”, Voula, Athens, Greece

    C. Koutsia-Carouzou

  7. Department of Microbiology, General Hospital “Georgios Genimatas”, Athens, Greece

    H. Malamou-Lada

  8. Department of Microbiology, ATTIKON University General Hospital, Athens, Greece

    L. Zerva

  9. Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University Hospital of Larissa, Papakyriazi 22, Larissa, Greece

    A. N. Maniatis & E. Petinaki

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Damani, A., Klapsa, D., Panopoulou, M. et al. A newly described vancomycin-resistant ST412 Enterococcus faecium predominant in Greek hospitals. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 29, 329–331 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-009-0847-9

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