| emergence of the vana genotype among enterococcus gallinarum isolates colonising the intestinal tract of patients in a university hospital in rio de janeiro, brazil. | we describe the characteristics of seven unusual isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) carrying both the vanc1 and vana genes that were detected during a 3-month survey carried out to investigate the occurrence of faecal carriage of vre. the isolates were identified as enterococcus gallinarum and showed high-level resistance to both vancomycin and teicoplanin (minimum inhibitory concentrations >256 microg/ml and 64-96 microg/ml, respectively). all seven isolates were also resistant ... | 2009 | 19010645 |