Characterization of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococci from a Swiss hospital

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1853-1858

  Liassine, Nadia ^a   Frei, Reno ^b   Jan, Isabelle ^a   Auckenthaler, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University Clinic Geneva   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031837584     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1853-1858.1998     Document Type: Article

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