A hospital-based rectal swab culture survey to detect vancomycin-resistant enterococci: Utility and application

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-91

  Currie, Brian P ^a,c   Gnass, Silvia ^a   Levi, Michael H ^b  

^a Department of Medicine

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture survey; Surveillance; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343966898     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(96)90059-4     Document Type: Article

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