Comparison of five selective media for identifying fecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 751-752

  Landman, D ^a   Quale, J M ^a,c   Oydna, E ^a   Willey, B ^b   Ditore, V ^a   Zaman, M ^a   Patel, K ^a   Saurina, G ^a   Huang, W ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030042805     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.751-752.1996     Document Type: Article

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