Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium of multi locus sequence type 18 in Malaysia

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) in human infections mostly belong to the high-risk, epidemic, clonal complex-17 (CC17) group. Treatment limitation and high conjugation frequency makes it dominant in hospitals worldwide. We investigated positive cultures by Pulse-field gel electropho...

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Main Author: Tuan Norhafizah binti Tuan Zakaria
Other Authors: Poh, Leng Weng
Format: Journal
Published: Medical Journal of Malaysia, Malaysian Medical Association 2012
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Online Access:http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=69488