Characterization of vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium isolates from humans, chickens and pigs by RiboPrinting and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 677-680

  Hammerum, Anette Marie ^a   Fussing, Vivian ^b   Aarestrup, Frank Møller ^a   Wegener, Henrik Caspar ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RNA PROBE; SWINE;

EID: 0034056449     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.5.677     Document Type: Article

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