Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections in bone marrow transplant recipients

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 207-209

  Koc, Y ^a   Snydman, D R ^b   Schenkein, D S ^a   Miller, K B ^a,c  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases Laboratory   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Meningitis; VRE

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

EID: 0031879037     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701303     Document Type: Article

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