Rapid characterization schemes for surveillance isolates of vancomycin- resistant enterococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2026-2030

  Sahm, Daniel F ^a,b,d   Free, Laurie ^a   Smith, Cindy ^b   Eveland, Michael ^b   Mundy, Linda M ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Washington Univ School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d MRL Pharmaceutical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM STAINING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030756237     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.8.2026-2030.1997     Document Type: Article

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