Near absence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci but high carriage rates of quinolone-resistant ampicillin-resistant enterococci among hospitalized patients and nonhospitalized individuals in Sweden

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3509-3513

  Torell, Erik ^a   Cars, Otto ^a   Olsson Liljequist, Barbro ^b   Hoffman, Britt Marie ^b   Lindbäck, Johan ^b   Burman, Lars G ^b   Hannover, J ^c   Johansson, K ^c   Johnsson, L ^c   Palme A ^c   Lundkvist, A ^c   Sundin, C G ^c   Pettersson, B ^c   Montelius, S ^c   Hjortzberg Nordlund, C ^c   Lore B ^c   Vig, I ^c   Gnarpe, H ^c   Isaksson, M ^c   Lekas G ^c   Larsson, L ^c   Ek, E ^c   Karell, A C ^c   Andersson, G ^c   Rydberg, J ^c   Moller I B ^c   Johansson, B ^c   Soren L ^c   Lindberg, P ^c   Aagesen, J ^c   Eliasson, I ^c   Bernhoff, L ^c   Lind, H ^c   Blomberg, I ^c   Johansson, G ^c   Kjerstadius, T ^c   Fridh, G ^c   Romhed, L ^c   Hansson, C ^c   Isaksson, B ^c   Jonasson, J ^c   Antonsson Schutz A S ^c   Abednazari, H ^c   Schalen, C ^c   Pettersson, A C ^c   Walder, M ^c   Svensson, K ^c   Svantesson, B ^c   Claesson, B ^c   Johansson, C ^c   Olofsson, S ^c   Telander, B ^c   Ransjo U ^c   Rylander, M ^c   Sorberg M ^c   Jorback H ^c   Dornbusch, K ^c   Broman, E ^c   Hovmoller S ^c   Wiksten, E ^c   Johansson, I ^c   Andersson, U G ^c   Lundholm, R ^c   Dahlberg, A ^c   Wistrom J ^c   Hambraeus, A ^c   Edvall, M ^c   Ekelov Andstrom E ^c   Hage, G ^c   Johansson, A ^c   Gard B ^c   Hofer M ^c   Kahlmeter, G ^c   Nilsson, L ^c   Tornkvist E ^c   Hjerpe Ahman A ^c   Kallman J ^c   Eriksson, L ^c   more..

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032859414     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3509-3513.1999     Document Type: Article

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