2008-11-20Zeitschriftenartikel
Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe
Werner, Guido; Coque, T. M.; Hammerum, A. M.; Hope, R.; Hryniewicz, W.; Johnson, A.; Klare, Ingo; Kristinsson, K. G.; Leclercq, R.; Lester, C. H.; Lillie, M.; Novais, C.; Olsson-Liljequist, B.; Peixe, L. V.; Sadowy, E.; Simonsen, G. S.; Top, Janetta; Vuopio-Varkila, J.; Willems, Rob J.; Witte, Wolfgang; Woodford, N.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) first appeared in the late 1980s in a few European countries. Nowadays, six types of acquired vancomycin resistance in enterococci are known; however, only VanA and to a lesser extent ...