Genotyping of clinical and environmental multidrug resistant Enterococcus faecium strains

• Main Authors: Leili Shokoohizadeh (Author), Ashraf Mohabati Mobarez (Author), Masoud Alebouyeh (Author), Mohammad Reza Zali (Author), Reza Ranjbar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Multidrug resistant (MDR) Enterococcus faecium is a nosocomial pathogen and clonal complex 17 (CC17) is the main genetic subpopulation of E. faecium in hospitals worldwide. Aims: There has thus far been no report of major E. faecium clones in Iranian hospitals. Subjects and Methods: The pre...