Intestinal colonization of a human subject by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-100

  Berchieri Jr , Angelo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avoparcin; Enterococcus faecium; Intestinal colonization; Vancomycin resistance; VRE

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0344267660     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00110.x     Document Type: Article

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