Vancomycin variable Enterococcus (VVE), E. faecium, harbouring the vanA gene complex.

Pathology

Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Concord Hospital, NSW Heath Pathology, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Concord Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Published: August 2021

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