Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Association with antibiotic usage

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-46

  Dever, L L ^a   China, C ^a   Eng, R H K ^a   O'Donovan, C ^a   Johanson W G , Jr ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTIZOXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031893845     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)70060-4     Document Type: Article

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