Genotypic characterization of a nosocomial outbreak of VanA Enterococcus faecalis

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-237

  Biavasco, Francesca ^a   Miele, Anna ^b   Vignaroli, Carla ^a   Manso, Esther ^c   Lupidi, Remo ^a   Varaldo, Pietro E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Gruppo Lepetit SpA   (Italy)

^c Regional Hospital of Ancona   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; COLISTIN; DNA; GLYCOPEPTIDE; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0029927027     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.231     Document Type: Article

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