Occurrence of virulence-associated properties in Enterobacter cloacae

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 645-649

  Keller, Rogéria ^a   Pedroso, Margareth Z ^a   Ritchmann, Rosana ^b   Silva, Rosa M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031932649     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.2.645-649.1998     Document Type: Article

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