Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in a children's hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 569-571

  Christenson, John C ^a,b   Korgenski, E Kent ^a   Jenkins, Eileen ^a   Daly, Judy A ^a,b  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 0031648016     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ic.1998.v26.a93115     Document Type: Article

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