Treatment of infections caused by highly resistant enterococci

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Mouthon, Luc ^a   Mainardi, Jean Luc ^a   Gutmann, Laurent ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Nosocomial transmission

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINAFLOXACIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; NOVOBIOCIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; SPARFLOXACIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030913916     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(97)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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