Trimethoprim resistance genes in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from France

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Oct;34(4):390-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.06.013. Epub 2009 Jul 19.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / enzymology
  • Enterococcus faecium / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
  • France / epidemiology
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / genetics
  • Trimethoprim / pharmacology
  • Trimethoprim Resistance / genetics*
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology
  • Vancomycin Resistance* / genetics

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Vancomycin
  • Trimethoprim
  • Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase