Investigation of an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) assay

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-200

  Issack, M I ^a   Power, E G M ^a   French, G L ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Enterococcus faecium; RAPD; Typing; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCACEAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030036016     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90002-X     Document Type: Article

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