Epidemiologic analysis of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus strains in neutropenic patients receiving prolonged vancomycin administration

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 959-963

  Plessis, P ^a   Lamy, T ^a   Donnio, P Y ^a   Autuly, F ^a   Grulois, I ^a   Le Prise P Y ^a   Avril, J L ^a  

^a PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; GLYCOPEPTIDE; RIBOSOME DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANTIBIOTICS, GLYCOPEPTIDE; BASE SEQUENCE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUTROPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0028818022     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691377     Document Type: Article

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