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Original Research

First molecular characterization of related cases of healthcare-associated infections involving multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanA in Algeria

Sonia Benammar1 Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Center Touhami Benflis, Batna, Algeria;2 Department of Medicine, University Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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Alix Pantel3 Department of Microbiology, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France;4 Faculty of Medicine, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM U1047, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France
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Fabien Aujoulat5 HydroSciences Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, University Hospital of Montpellier-Nîmes, Montpellier, France
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Messaoud Benmehidi1 Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Center Touhami Benflis, Batna, Algeria;2 Department of Medicine, University Batna 2, Batna, Algeria
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René Courcol6 Faculty of Medicine, University of Lille, Lille, France;7 Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
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Jean-Philippe Lavigne3 Department of Microbiology, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France;4 Faculty of Medicine, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM U1047, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France
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Sara Romano-Bertrand5 HydroSciences Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, University Hospital of Montpellier-Nîmes, Montpellier, France;8 Department of Infection Control, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France
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Hélène Marchandin3 Department of Microbiology, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France;5 HydroSciences Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, University of Montpellier, University Hospital of Montpellier-Nîmes, Montpellier, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1483-1490 | Published online: 17 Sep 2018

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