Detection of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci from Rectal Swab Samples by Becton-Dickinson GeneOhm VanR assay and Culture at ICU of a Tertiary Care Center in Turkey.

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Published in Pak J Med Sci on April 01, 2013

Authors

Ayhan Gozaydin¹, Sukran Kose², Gulfem Ece³, Gursel Ersan⁴, Mustafa Gonullu⁵

Author Affiliations

1: Ayhan Gozaydin, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
2: Sukran Kose, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
3: Gulfem Ece, Clinical Microbiology Specialist, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
4: Gursel Ersan, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
5: Mustafa Gonullu, Anesthesiology and Reanimation Specialist, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

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