Rapid increase in the prevalence of antimicrobial drug resistance among enterococcal blood isolates in southern Israel

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 913-915

  Marcus, N ^a   Peled, N ^a   Yagupsky, P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PENICILLINS; PREVALENCE; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0031442128     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01700558     Document Type: Article

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