Integration of molecular characterization of microorganisms in a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance program

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue , 2001, Pages S156-S167

  Pfaller, M A ^a   Acar, J ^a   Jones, R N ^a   Verhoef, J ^a   Turnidge, J ^a   Sader, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0035873447     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320187     Document Type: Article

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