A citywide survey of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus - New York City, 1993

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 136-137

  Washko, Rita ^a   Dow, Alexandra ^b   Henning, Kelly J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030054214     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.136     Document Type: Article

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