Isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from animal feed in USA

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Volumn 353, Issue 9154, 1999, Pages 722-

  Schwalbe, Richard S ^b   McIntosh, Angela C ^b   Qaiyumi, Sadaf ^b   Johnson, Judith A ^b   Morris Jr , J Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVOPARCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345320340     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)05441-5     Document Type: Article

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