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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci among haemodialysis patients in Portugal: Prevalence and molecular characterization of resistance, virulence and clonality
| dc.contributor.author | Correia, Susana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ponce, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jones-Dias, Daniela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Caniça, Manuela | |
| dc.contributor.author | Igrejas, Gilberto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Poeta, Patrícia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-26T12:39:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-02-26T12:39:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-03 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among haemodialysis patients has increased rapidly and, to date, there is no report of this incidence in Portugal. Methods: A total of 121 faecal samples were collected from haemodialysis patients, and then tested for VRE. Antimicrobial resistance, virulence and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) were studied. Results: VRE prevalence was 3.3%. Three VRE isolates, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus raffinosus, were multi-resistant and vanA-positive. E. faecium and E. faecalis belonged to CC17 and CC2, respectively. Conclusion: Haemodialysis patients in Portugal are colonized with virulent, multi-resistant enterococci from high-risk clonal complexes, representing a public health concern. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2014 Mar;32(3):174-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.09.001. Epub 2013 Oct 27 | por |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.eimc.2013.09.001 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0213-005X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2959 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier España/ Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica | por |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0213005X13002450 | por |
| dc.subject | Resistência aos Antibióticos | por |
| dc.subject | Hemodiálise | por |
| dc.subject | Portugal | por |
| dc.subject | Enterococos resistentes à vancomicina | por |
| dc.subject | Haemodialysis | por |
| dc.subject | Vancomycin-resistant enterococci | por |
| dc.subject | vanA gene | por |
| dc.title | Vancomycin-resistant enterococci among haemodialysis patients in Portugal: Prevalence and molecular characterization of resistance, virulence and clonality | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 176 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 174 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica | por |
| oaire.citation.volume | 32(3) | por |
| rcaap.rights | embargoedAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |