Evaluation of a new system, VITEK 2, for identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of enterococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2108-2111

  Garcia Garrote, Fernando ^a   Cercenado, Emilia ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034092415     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2108-2111.2000     Document Type: Article

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