Emergence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-187

  Rice, Louis B ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; INFECTION CONTROL; INTESTINE FLORA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035029491     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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