Susceptibility patterns of enterococci causing infections

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Oncu, Serkan ^b   Punar, Metin ^a   Eraksoy, Haluk ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Infection; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; GREPAFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 1642503893     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.202.23     Document Type: Article

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