title: Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium: First Case in Brazil.
abstract: We report a fatal case of septicemia due to a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a 9 year old girl with aplastic anemia. The isolate was also resistant to ampicillin, teicoplanin, gentamicin (high level), and streptomycin (high level). We believe that this is the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) reported from a clinical specimen in Brazil.
authors: Laboratory of Bacteriology and Pediatric Department,Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
authors: Dalla Costa LM
authors: DC
authors: Souza
authors: LT
authors: Martins
authors: RC
authors: Zanella
authors: MC
authors: Brandilone
authors: S
authors: Bokermann
authors: HS
authors: Sader
authors: HA
authors: Souza