Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with the VanD Phenotype and vanA Genotype.

In conclusion, VanD-vanA VRE isolates might represent an unstable, heterogeneous population that can convert to the VanA phenotype after exposure to glycopeptides.
PMID: 23429076 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases - March 1, 2013 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Song JY, Cheong HJ, Seo YB, Kim IS, Heo JY, Noh JY, Choi WS, Kim WJ Tags: Jpn J Infect Dis Source Type: research