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Utility of direct, real-time PCR in the management of a nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (vanB genotype)

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, B103-2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada

    H. A. Al-Mohri, M. A. Tadros, L. Louie, M. Vearncombe & A. E. Simor

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Al-Mohri, H.A., Tadros, M.A., Louie, L. et al. Utility of direct, real-time PCR in the management of a nosocomial outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (vanB genotype). Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 321–322 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-007-0432-z

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