Resistance to vancomycin, LY333328, ciprofloxacin and trovafloxacin of community-acquired and nosocomial strains of Enterococcus faecalisisolated in badajoz (Spain) with and without high-level resistance to streptomycin and gentamicin

Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 415-420

  Sanchez Silos R M ^a   Perez Giraldo C ^a   Blanco, M T ^a   Moran F J ^a   Hurtado, C ^a   Gomez Garcia A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

E. faecalis; Fluoroquinolones; Glycopeptides; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; ORITAVANCIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GENTAMICINS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHYRIDINES; SPAIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0035688772     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000048552     Document Type: Article

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