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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2004, p. 1785-1786, Vol. 42, No. 4
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1785-1786.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea

Joong-Sik Eom,1 In-Sook Hwang,2 Byung-Yoen Hwang,2 Jae-Gab Lee,2 Yeon-Joo Lee,2 Hee-Jin Cheong,2 Yong-Ho Park,3 Seung-Chul Park,2 and Woo-Joo Kim2*

Department of Internal Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University,1 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University,2 Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea3

Received 6 August 2003/ Returned for modification 29 September 2003/ Accepted 30 December 2003

In Korea, vancomycin-resistant enterococci have become important nosocomial pathogens since the late 1990s, and most vancomycin-resistant enterococcal isolates have been VanA phenotype-vanA genotype strains. In 2001, we experienced an outbreak of VanB phenotype-vanA genotype vancomycin-resistant enterococci at a university hospital. This is the first report of VanB-vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococci from humans in Korea.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Internal Medicine, Guro Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, 97 Guro-dong gil, Guro-gu, Seoul 152-703, Republic of Korea. Phone: 82-2-818-6648. Fax: 82-2-837-1966. E-mail: wjkim{at}korea.ac.kr.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2004, p. 1785-1786, Vol. 42, No. 4
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.4.1785-1786.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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