| regional spread of vana- or vanb-positive enterococcus gallinarum in hospitals and long-term care facilities in kyoto prefecture, japan. | following an outbreak of vana-positive enterococcus faecium in 2005 in kyoto prefecture, regional surveillance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) was initiated. this revealed vana- or vanb-positive enterococcus gallinarum in multiple facilities. eighty-eight vana-positive e. gallinarum faecal carriers from 12 facilities and ten vanb-positive e. gallinarum faecal carriers from eight facilities were found. pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of the first isolate from each facility sho ... | 2011 | 20513252 |