Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea

Joong Sik Eom; In Sook Hwang; Byung Yoen Hwang; Jae Gab Lee; Yeon Joo Lee; Hee Jin Cheong; Yong Ho Park; Seung Chul Park; Woo Joo Kim

doi:10.1128/JCM.42.4.1785-1786.2004

Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea

Joong Sik Eom, In Sook Hwang, Byung Yoen Hwang, Jae Gab Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Hee Jin Cheong, Yong Ho Park, Seung Chul Park, Woo Joo Kim

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1785-1786
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	42
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.42.4.1785-1786.2004
Publication status	Published - 2004 Apr
Externally published	Yes

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Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea

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