Antibiotic resistance among enterococcal strains isolated from clinical specimens

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-68

  Barišic, Zvonimir ^a   Punda Polic, Volga ^b  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Community acquired infections; Enterococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0343877213     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(00)00197-7     Document Type: Article

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