First report of the activity of linezolid against Portuguese enterococci from human, animal and environmental sources [5]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1314-1315

  Novais, C ^a   Sousa, J C ^a   Coque, T M ^b   Peixe, L V ^a   Ribeiro, G ^c   Ribeiro, J M ^d   Ramos, M H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; STREPTOGRAMIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE; WASTE WATER;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OXAZOLIDINONES; PORTUGAL;

EID: 0038778620     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg216     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

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