Neonatal bacteremia due to high level aminoglycoside resistant (HLAR) enterococci

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-539

  Bhat, K Gopalkrishna ^a   Paul, Chitra ^a   Bhat, M Govinda ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Enterococci; High level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR); Neonatal bacteremia; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030877221     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02737764     Document Type: Article

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