Antimicrobial susceptibility and species identification for clinical isolates of enterococci

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 253-257

  Hsieh, S E ^a  

^a CHUNGTAI INST HLTH SCI TECHNOL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disk diffusion method; Enterococci; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Species identification

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; URINALYSIS;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0034525880     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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