Clonal dissemination and colony morphotype variation of vancomycin- resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates in metropolitan Detroit, Michigan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 388-392

  Dunne Jr , W Michael ^a   Wang, Wei ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE LOCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842373353     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.388-392.1997     Document Type: Article

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