Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Serbia [3]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-158

  Stošvic, Branka ^a   Stepanovic, Srdjan ^b   Donabedian, Susan ^c   Tošc, Tanja ^a   Jovanovic, Milica ^a  

^a Inst Infect T D Dr KTodorovic   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; SAMPLE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0347361559     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1001.020790     Document Type: Letter

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