Preventing antibiotic resistance through rapid genotypic identification of bacteria and of their antibiotic resistance genes in the clinical microbiology laboratory

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2169-2172

  Bergeron, Michel G ^a   Ouellette, Marc ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA PROBE; ENTEROCOCCUS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031901796     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.8.2169-2172.1998     Document Type: Short Survey

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