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A challenge in antibiotic stewardship: detection of vancomycin-variable Enteroc...
Almeida-Santos, Ana C.; Tedim, Ana P.; Duarte, Bárbara; Silva, Luís M.; Teixeira, Júlio; Castro, Ana P.; Novais, Carla; Peixe, Luísa; Freitas, Ana R.Background: Vancomycin-variable-enterococci (VVE) are vanA+ enterococci expressing a vancomycin-susceptible phenotype that can revert to a resistant phenotype (VRE) after vancomycin exposure. Objective: We aimed to screen and characterize VVE in a large collection of Enterococcus faecium (Efm) [1]. Methods: We performed a vanA-PCR screening on an extensive Efm collection (2009-2022), including hospital (n=255) ...
Date: 2024
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Origin: Scientific Letters