Cheng Allen C, Murdoch David R, Harrell Lizzie J, Barth Reller L
Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2005;37(9):642-6. doi: 10.1080/00365540510043257.
We defined the molecular epidemiology of recurrent enterococcal bacteremia using pulsed field gel electrophoresis. We identified 27 patients, comprising 60 episodes; strain relatedness was demonstrated in 8 patients with isolates separated by up to 6 y. Carriage of pathogenic enterococci may be prolonged, although re-infection with novel strains is more commonly seen.
我们使用脉冲场凝胶电泳确定复发性肠球菌菌血症的分子流行病学。我们确定了27例患者,共60次发作;在8例分离株相隔长达6年的患者中证实了菌株相关性。致病性肠球菌的携带可能会持续很长时间,不过更常见的是感染新菌株。