Vancomycin susceptibility in enterococcal blood isolates in Italy: A multicenter retrospective analysis

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Venditti, M ^a,b   Goglio, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Enterococcus; Resistance; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030024627     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1996.8.1.33     Document Type: Article

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