- Recommendations for Preventing the Spread of Vancomycin Resistance
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Kim JS, Kim EC
- KMID: 2256878
- Korean J Nosocomial Infect Control.
- 1996 Jun;1(1):85-93.
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- Vancomycin Resistance due to vanA Gene Expression in an Aerococcus viridans Isolate: First Case in Korea
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Ahn K, Hwang GY, Uh Y, Yoon KJ, Hyun S
- KMID: 2369758
- Ann Lab Med.
- 2017 May;37(3):288-289.
- doi: 10.3343/alm.2017.37.3.288
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- Vancomycin Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus in Korean Primary Hospitals
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Yoon J
- KMID: 1737318
- J Bacteriol Virol.
- 2014 Dec;44(4):305-310.
- doi: 10.4167/jbv.2014.44.4.305
According to a United States study, 13 cases of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) have been reported to date. In 2001, a survey conducted in Korea revealed that 0.5% of methicillin-resistant... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci: Incidence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Resistance Genotypes
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Lee WG, Jung MK, Kwak YS
- KMID: 1863290
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 1998 Mar;18(1):51-56.
BACKGROUND: Infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the world. VRE can spread by direct patient-to-patient contact as well as on the hands of personnel and... -
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- Detection of Vancomycin Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus Using Mu-3 Agar
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Lee KW, Yong DE, Park KI, Yi KS, Shin JW, Chong YS
- KMID: 2248690
- Korean J Infect Dis.
- 2000 Oct;32(5):349-356.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine prevalence of potential heterogeneous vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (h-VRSA) among methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolated in Korea by using Mu-3 agar and... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Pai CH, Kim MN
- KMID: 2147006
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 1999 Mar;2(1):1-7.
Clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin(VRSA) have been reported from Japan, the United States and France Although the isolates are considered intermediately resistant according to the... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus avium Isolated from the Wound of a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus
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Ko YJ, Shim HS, Moon HW, Hur M, Yun YM
- KMID: 2312221
- Lab Med Online.
- 2013 Apr;3(2):115-118.
Enterococcus avium, very commonly found in birds, is rarely reported as a human pathogen. Although several studies have focused on cases of infection with E. avium, little is known about... -
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- Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods to Detect Glycopeptide Resistance in Enterococci: E-test, Vitek, Disk Diffusion and Agar Dilution Method
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Lee SY, Park JH, Park HS, Lee MA, Kang ES, Hong KS
- KMID: 2225950
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 2000 Jun;20(3):301-307.
BACKGROUNDS: The emergence of resistant strains to glycopeptide in enterococci(GRE) is increasingly serious problem in the worldwide. Automated methods and disk diffusion test have difficulties in detecting vancomycin resistance of... -
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- Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Stools and Their Acquisition of Vancomycin Resistance
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Kim HJ, Kwon HY, Kim KL, Lee HJ, Jo HJ, Hwang SM, Chang KS
- KMID: 2168582
- J Bacteriol Virol.
- 2010 Dec;40(4):179-189.
- doi: 10.4167/jbv.2010.40.4.179
We have isolated 6 vancomycin resistant (VR) Enterococcus faecium and 5 VR-E. gallinarum. Vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE) isolates were resistant to multi-drugs, but susceptible to linezolid and quinupristin/dalfopristin. VRE isolates... -
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- A Case of Enterococcus casseliflavus Bacteremia
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Uh Y, Lee HG, Hwang GY, Yoon KJ, Kim HY
- KMID: 2300479
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 2001 Sep;4(2):146-149.
Although Enterococcus casseliflavus with intrinsic low-level vancomycin resistance has rarely been isolated from clinical specimens, this organism may cause serious invasive infections such as endocarditis and bacteremia. This low prevalence may... -
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- Efficacy of Vancomycin-beta-lactam Combinations Against Heterogeneously Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (hetero-VRSA)
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Kim YS, Kiem S, Yun HJ, Jung SI, Oh WS, Kim SW, Peck KR, Lee NY, Song JH
- KMID: 2157644
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2003 Jun;18(3):319-324.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.3.319
There have been conflicting data about the interactions between vancomycin and beta-lactam agents against Staphylococcus aureus strains with heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin. We evaluated the efficacy of these combinations against... -
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- Bacteremia caused by Leuconostoc species : 6-case series
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Oh KJ, Jung DS, Ko KS, Lee HJ, Park JY, Lee H
- KMID: 2442555
- Kosin Med J.
- 2018 Dec;33(3):422-430.
- doi: 10.7180/kmj.2018.33.3.422
Leuconostoc species are Gram-positive coccobacilli and are used in dairy products and are intrinsically resistant to vancomycin. Leuconostoc infections are rare in humans, usually occurring in immune-compromised patients. We describe... -
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- A case of ventriculitis caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus durans
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Moon SM, Han JJ, Yu TK, Chin SO, Son JS, Lee MS, Lee HJ
- KMID: 2258151
- Korean J Med.
- 2009 Aug;77(Suppl 1):S221-S225.
Infections associated with Enterococcus durans have been rare in humans until now. E. durans is a frequent component of the intestinal flora of several domestic animal species and may cause... -
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- Vancomycin resistant enterococci in urine cultures: Antibiotic susceptibility trends over a decade at a tertiary hospital in the United Kingdom
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Toner L, Papa N, Aliyu SH, Dev H, Lawrentschuk N, Al-Hayek S
- KMID: 2363135
- Investig Clin Urol.
- 2016 Mar;57(2):129-134.
- doi: 10.4111/icu.2016.57.2.129
PURPOSE: Enterococci are a common cause of urinary tract infection and vancomycin-resistant strains are more difficult to treat. The purpose of this surveillance program was to assess the prevalence of... -
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- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from pediatric patients
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Cho SR, Lee HK, Kim HJ
- KMID: 2225898
- Korean J Clin Pathol.
- 1999 Dec;19(6):657-661.
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin resistance in enterococci is an emerging problem in Korea. It has become a worldwide problem and nosocomial spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) is very difficult to control. METHODS:... -
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- Glycopeptide and Aminoglycoside Resistance of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Korea
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Lee WG, Kim YS, Huh JY
- KMID: 1610976
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 2003 Mar;6(1):18-22.
BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are increasing problem in Korea. Until now, no nationwide study has been performed. The aim of the present study was to monitor... -
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance of Bacteria in 1999 in Korea with a Special Reference to Resistance of Enterococci to Vancomycin and Gram-Negative Bacilli to Third Generation Cephalosporin, Imipenem, and Fluoroquinolone
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Lee K, Lee HS, Jang SJ, Park AJ, Lee MH, Song WK, Chong YS, Members of Korean Nationwide Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Group
- KMID: 1129895
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2001 Jun;16(3):262-270.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.3.262
The trend of antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from patients in 30 Korean hospitals in 1999 was analyzed with a particular attention to cefotaxime- or fluoroquinolone-resistant gram-negative bacilli, imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas... -
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- Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococcal Isolates from Blood and Risk Factors for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia in a Tertiary Care University Hospital from 2003 to 2007
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Park KS, Kim MH, Park TS, Suh JT, Lee HJ
- KMID: 1461635
- Korean J Clin Microbiol.
- 2010 Jun;13(2):59-67.
- doi: 10.5145/KJCM.2010.13.2.59
BACKGROUND: In Korea, a sudden increase in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection has been noted since the late 1990s. This study was conducted to describe the antimicrobial resistances of enterococcal blood... -
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- Comparison of the Screening Media and Inoculation Methods in Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
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Baik SY, Lee WG, Kwak YS
- KMID: 2135528
- J Clin Pathol Qual Control.
- 1998 Jun;20(1):187-192.
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) became one of the clinically important causative organisms of the nosocomial infection Iately, however, detection of VRE is still troublesome. This study was conducted to find... -
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- Microbiological and Epidemiological Characteristics of Vancomycin-dependent Enterococci
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Hwang K, Sung H, Namgoong S, Yoon NS, Kim MN
- KMID: 1096922
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2009 Aug;29(4):299-306.
- doi: 10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.4.299
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-dependent enterococci (VDE) are clinically equivalent to vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), but more difficult to detect. This study was purposed to characterize VDE microbiologically and epidemiologically. METHODS: The patients from... -
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