Laboratory methods for surveillance of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-5

  Tenover, Fred C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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EID: 0001805155     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-4399(01)80036-2     Document Type: Article

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