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Hospital and Community Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Are Evolutionarily Closely Linked but Have Diversified through Niche Adaptation

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2012

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Marieke J. A. de Regt, Willem van Schaik, Miranda van Luit‐Asbroek, Huberta A. T. Dekker, Engeline van Duijkeren, Catherina J. M. Koning, Marc J. M. Bonten, Rob J. L. Willems
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Background: Ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (ARE) has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen. Here, we quantified ARE carriage in different community sources and determined genetic relatedness with hospital ARE.

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