Persistence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium gastrointestinal tract colonization in antibiotic-treated mice

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 415-421

  Dever, Lisa L ^a,b   Handwerger, Sandra ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTETAN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030463860     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.415     Document Type: Article

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