The effect of antibiotic exposure on adherence to neutrophils of Enterococcus faecium resistant to phagocytosis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 109-113

  Herrera Insúa, Irene ^a   Jacgues Palaz, Karen ^a   Murray, Barbara E ^a,b   Rakita, Robert M ^a,b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DALFOPRISTIN; QUINUPRISTIN; SPARFLOXACIN; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0031009761     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.suppl_1.109     Document Type: Article

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