Emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Sfax: clinical features and molecular typing

Med Mal Infect. 2007 Apr;37(4):240-1. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.09.011. Epub 2007 Mar 1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Ceftriaxone / therapeutic use*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Enterococcus faecium* / drug effects
  • Enterococcus faecium* / isolation & purification
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tunisia
  • Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

  • Ceftriaxone