Characterization of clinical isolates of β-lactamase-negative, highly ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2420-2422

  Cercenado, E ^a   Vicente, M F ^a   Diaz M D ^a   Sanchez Carrillo C ^a   Sanchez Rubiales M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029821658     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.10.2420     Document Type: Article

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