Survival of vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible enterococci on dry surfaces

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3734-3736

  Wendt, Constanze ^a   Wiesenthal, Bettina ^a   Dietz, Ekkehart ^a   Rüden, Henning ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031755342     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.12.3734-3736.1998     Document Type: Article

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