| first report of vana enterococcus gallinarum dissemination within an intensive care unit in argentina. | enterococcusgallinarum is intrinsically resistant to low levels of vancomycin and has been described as a colonizing microorganism causing bacteraemia and infection among immunosupresed patients. between august 2000 and february 2001, 15 highly glycopeptide-resistant e. gallinarum isolates, one from blood and the remaining from rectal swabs, were recovered in a general hospital of buenos aires province, argentina. all isolates were characterized by biochemical assays, and displayed mics of vanco ... | 2005 | 15620826 |