Whole-genome analysis of a daptomycin-susceptible enterococcus faecium strain and its daptomycin-resistant variant arising during therapy.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on October 31, 2012

Authors

Truc T Tran1, Diana Panesso, Hongyu Gao, Jung H Roh, Jose M Munita, Jinnethe Reyes, Lorena Diaz, Elizabeth A Lobos, Yousif Shamoo, Nagendra N Mishra, Arnold S Bayer, Barbara E Murray, George M Weinstock, Cesar A Arias

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, Texas, USA.

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