Detection of intrinsic vancomycin resistant enterococci in animal and human feces

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-158

  Rice, Eugene W ^a   Boczek, Laura A ^a   Johnson, Clifford H ^a   Messer, James W ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEER; DUCK; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; GOOSE; HORSE; HOST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TURKEY (BIRD);

EID: 0037834834     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(03)00033-6     Document Type: Article

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