Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Chicken Intestines and Fecal Samples from Healthy Young Children and Intensive Care Unit Patients

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 116-120

  Kim, Shin Moo ^a   Shim, Eun Sook ^a   Seong, Chi Nam ^b  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang Health Science ^*  (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Healthy young children; Prevalence; Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345777847     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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