Utility of direct, real-time PCR in the management of a nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (vanB genotype).
Al-Mohri
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Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, B103-2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
Tadros
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Louie
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Vearncombe
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Simor
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance