,Enterococcus faecium

Martin P McHugh1,2, Kerry A Pettigrew1, Surabhi Taori2

  • 1School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK.

概括

患者内部的抗万科胺素的Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) 的多样性可能会影响疫情调查. 测序多个殖民地对于医疗保健机构中准确的VREfm传输网络解析至关重要.

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