Activity of the quinupristin-dalfopristin combination (RP-59500; synercid) tested against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species [1]

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-60

  Cormican, M G ^a   Johnson, D M ^a   Jones, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029979355     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(95)00149-2     Document Type: Letter

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