| genetic relatedness of enterococcus faecalis isolates with high-level gentamicin resistance from patients with bacteraemia in the south east of sweden 1994-2001. | high-level gentamicin resistant (hlgr) enterococci (enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium) have become a substantial nosocomial problem in many countries. in this study, we investigated the prevalence of hlgr enterococci and their genetic relatedness in blood culture isolates from patients with bacteraemia admitted to the 3 hospitals in ostergötland, a county in the south east of sweden, during 1994-2001. 36 of 250 e. faecalis (14%,) and 4 of 106 e. faecium isolates (4%) were shown by p ... | 2004 | 15307558 |