First cluster of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolates in Cyprus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 232-234

  Daikos, G L ^a,c   Triantafyllopoulou, P ^a   Syriopoulou, V ^a   Bakatzouni Pieridou, D ^b   Kontou, M ^b   Theodoulou, M ^b   Tofas, P ^a   Petrikkos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^c LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Enterococcus faecalis; Glycopeptide resistance; Resistance; VanA; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYPRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 14844351545     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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