Incidence and detection of multi-drug-resistant enterococci in Dublin hospitals

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-156

  Lavery, A ^a   Rossney, A S ^a   Morrison, D ^b   Power, A ^a   Keane, C T ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Laboratory of Hospital Infection   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031053525     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-2-150     Document Type: Article

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