Clonal Dissemination of Enterococcus faecalis ST201 and Enterococcus faecium CC17-ST64 containing Tn5382-vanB2 among Sixteen Hospitals from Chile
- López, M. 1
- Hormazábal, J.C. 3
- Maldonado, A. 3
- Saavedra, G. 2
- Baquero, F. 4
- Silva, J. 5
- Torres, C. 1
- del Campo, R. 4
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Universidad de La Rioja
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Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
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- 3 Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Hospital Ramón y Cajal
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Universidad de Antofagasta
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ISSN: 1198-743X
Año de publicación: 2009
Volumen: 15
Número: 6
Páginas: 586-588
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Resumen
We report the clonal dissemination of ST201 Enterococcus faecalis carrying Tn5382-vanB2 and of CC17-ST64 Enterococcus faecium carrying Tn5382-vanB2-ISEnfa 110 among 16 hospitals in four geographically distant regions in Chile. This is the first epidemiological characterization of vancomycin resistance in Chile, and also the first report of interhospital dissemination of enterococcal vanB2 in South America. © 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.