Antibiotic resistance in Gram-positive cocci

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 473-478

  Jeljaszewicz, J ^a   Mlynarczyk, G ^a   Mlynarczyk, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Glycopeptides; MRSA; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033670109     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00289-2     Document Type: Article

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