| in vitro antimicrobial activity of linezolid tested against vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in brazilian hospitals. | the emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) has been described recently in brazil. this is in contrast to the usa and europe, where the vre appeared in the late 1980s. the progressive increase in vre isolation poses important problems in the antimicrobial therapy of nosocomial infections. treatment options and effective antimicrobial agents for vre are often limited and the possibility of transfer of vancomycin genes to other gram-positive microorganisms continues. in the search for ... | 2003 | 11779450 |
| molecular typing and antimicrobial susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium in brazil. | to characterize vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) isolates and to evaluate the mode of dissemination of this pathogen in brazil. | 2002 | 11868887 |
| virulence determinants in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium vana isolated from different sources at university hospital of londrina, paraná, brazil. | enterococcus faecium, especially those showing multidrug resistance, has emerged as a significant cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. however, relatively little is known about the virulence and pathogenesis of this species. the aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of four putative virulence determinants of e. faecium and to correlate them with phenotypic traits. using forty e. faecium vana-type isolates from hospitalized patients and their environmental vicinity, we ... | 2010 | 21221940 |