Glycopeptide resistance in enterococci

International Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-80

  Méndez Aivarez, Sebastian ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVOPARCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OPERON; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0034198166     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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