Detection of clinical vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Denmark by multiplex PCR and sandwich hybridization

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 404-412

  Poulsen, Rikke Lykke ^a   Pallesen, Lars V ^a   Frimodt Møller, Niels ^a   Espersen, Frank ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ampicillin resistance; Enterococcus; Gentamicin resistance; PCR; Sandwich hybridization; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DENMARK; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032952884     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01573.x     Document Type: Article

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