Resistance mechanisms of gram-positive bacteria

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-35

  Berger Bächi, Brigitte ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Rich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Enterococcus; Mechanism; Resistance; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GLYCOPEPTIDES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PEPTIDES; SELECTION (GENETICS); VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035990502     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00185     Document Type: Article

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