Heterogeneity of resistance elements in clinical isolates of enterococci with high-level gentamicin resistance

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 855-859

  Teng, Lee Jene ^a,b   Liaw, Shwu Jen ^a,b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Ho, Shen Wu ^a,b   Luh, Kwen Tay ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Enterococci; High level gentamicin resistance

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE; HYBRIDIZATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENTAMICINS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0032425460     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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