Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Outside Hospitals: A Commentary

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 259-263

  Witte, W ^a   Klare, I ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVOPARCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS;

EID: 0029361851     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: 19318448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1995.1.259     Document Type: Article

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