Comparative study of bacteremias caused by Enterococcus spp. with and without High-level resistance to gentamicin

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 520-525

  Caballero Granado, Francisco Javier ^a   Cisneros, J M ^a   Luque, R ^b   Torres Tortosa, M ^c   Gamboa, F ^d   Diez F ^e   Villanueva, J L ^f   Perez Cano R ^g   Pasquau, J ^h   Merino, D ⁱ   Menchero, A ^j   Mora, D ^k   Lopez Ruz M A ^l   Vergara, A ^m  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b Hospital de Motril   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL PUNTA DE EUROPA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALME   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DEL MAR   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL JUAN RAMÓN JIMÉNEZ   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE PUERTO REAL   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 17144437650     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.520-525.1998     Document Type: Article

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