title: Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea.
abstract: In Korea, vancomycin-resistant enterococci have become important nosocomial pathogens since the late 1990s, and most vancomycin-resistant enterococcal isolates have been VanA phenotype-vanA genotype strains. In 2001, we experienced an outbreak of VanB phenotype-vanA genotype vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a university hospital. This is the first report of VanB-vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococci from humans in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joong-Sik
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: In-Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Byung-Yoen
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jae-Gab
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yeon-Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Yong-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seung-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Woo-Joo
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; C079913:VanB protein, Enterococcus; D017334:Teicoplanin; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases