Factors influencing the Vitek gram-positive susceptibility system's detection of vanB-encoded vancomycin resistance among enterococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 701-706

  Jett, Bradley ^a   Free, Laurie ^b   Sahm, Daniel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030051307     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.701-706.1996     Document Type: Article

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