Non-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Penicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Clinical Setting

Non-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Penicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Clinical Setting

Six clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium highly resistant to penicillin are reported. These strains did not produce beta-lactamase and no plasmid DNA could be detected. It is postulated that the mechanism of resistance is one or more chromosomally mediated alterations of penicillin-binding prot...

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Main Authors: Daniel Eymard, Andre Dascal, John Hiscott, Sonia Gioseffini, Janet Stevenson, Joseph Portnoy, Jack Mendelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/252859
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