Comparison of genomic methods for differentiating strains of Enterococcus faecium: Assessment using clinical epidemiologic data

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3327-3331

  Savor, Connie ^b   Pfaller, Michael A ^a   Kruszynski, Julie A ^b   Hollis, Richard J ^a   Noskin, Gary A ^b   Peterson, Lance R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031667108     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3327-3331.1998     Document Type: Article

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