Susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant enterococci to environmental disinfectants

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-199

  Anderson, Roger L ^a   Carr, Janice H ^a   Bond, Walter W ^a   Favero, Martin S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0031085408     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30141982     Document Type: Article

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