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Characterization of the First VanB Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated in a Spanish Hospital

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We report the detection and characterization of the first vancomycin-resistant VanB-type Enterococcus faecium to be isolated in a Spanish hospital. Sequence analysis of the vanB gene showed that this isolate belonged to subtype vanB2. Moreover, PCR amplification analysis indicated that the vanB gene cluster was linked to a Tn5382-like transposon.

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  1. Molecular Biology Laboratory, Research Unit, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz,  José A. Reyes-Darias,  Carlos Flores,  Jesús Villar &  Félix Claverie-Martín

  2. Microbiology Service, Canarian University Hospital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Teresa Delgado &  Antonio Sierra

  3. Department of Cellular Biology and Microbiology, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Sebastián Méndez-Alvarez

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  1. Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz
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Lorenzo-Díaz, ., Delgado, ., Reyes-Darias, . et al. Characterization of the First VanB Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated in a Spanish Hospital. Curr Microbiol 48, 199–203 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-003-4125-2

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