Enterococcus faecalis neonatal infection: Analysis of 29 cases;Infections neonatales a Enterococcus faecalis: Analyse de 29 observations

Reanimation Urgences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-175

  Lahbabi, M S ^a,d   Wafi, M ^a   Benbachir, M ^b   Benomar, S ^a   Nejjars, C ^c  

^a Hopital d'Enfants   (Morocco)

^b Service de Microbiologie

^c Faculty of Medicine   (Morocco)

^d NONE   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Enterococcus faecalis; Hospital infection; Newborn

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034090158     PISSN: 11646756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1164-6756(00)90002-1     Document Type: Article

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