A PCR assay for identification of Enterococcus faecium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1248-1250

  Cheng, Shuqiu ^a   McCleskey, Ferne K ^b   Gress, Michael J ^a   Petroziello, Joseph M ^a   Liu, Rui ^a   Namdari, Hassan ^c   Beninga, Kathy ^b   Salmen, Ann ^b   DelVecchio, Vito G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^b Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^c Clinical Laboratories of Scranton   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031003124     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1248-1250.1997     Document Type: Article

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