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Multiple-Locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Typing of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Serbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Milica Jovanović ,
Janetta Top ,
Eline Majoor ,
Marcus Zervos ,
Tanja Tošić ,
Brarika Stošović ,
Lidija Lavadinović  and
Rob Willems
Milica Jovanović*
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Janetta Top
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Eline Majoor
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Marcus Zervos
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Tanja Tošić
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Brarika Stošović
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Lidija Lavadinović
Affiliation:
Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Rob Willems
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
*
Bulevar Oslobodjenja 16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia (mijovan@eunet.rs)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 12 , December 2013 , pp. 1337 - 1339
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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