Mucoid encapsulated Enterococcus faecalis: An emerging morphotype isolated from patients with urinary tract infections

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 429-430

  Bottone, Edward J ^a   Patel, Lina ^b   Patel, Pritty ^b   Robin, Thomas ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Bioreference Laboratory   (United States)

^c LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0031745768     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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