Research Article

Molecular Characterization of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci from Hospitals of the Picardy Region (France)

Table 1

Frequency of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) in relation to the number of clinical samples.

SourceSpecimenAbsolute number of GRE isolatesRelative frequency ( )

Hospital surveillanceRectal swabs10374.7

Hospital clinical samples ( )Urine128.8
Pus64.4
Peritoneal fluid42.9
Blood32.2
Drainage tube21.4
Bile21.4
Urethral swab10.7
Vaginal swab10.7
Abscess10.7
Catheter10.7
Pyosalpinx10.7
Sputum10.7

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