Molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Korea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2303-2306

  Ko, Kwan Soo ^a   Baek, Jin Yang ^a   Lee, Ji Young ^a   Oh, Won Sup ^b   Peck, Kyong Ran ^b   Lee, NamYong ^b   Lee, Wee Gyo ^c   Lee, Kyungwon ^d   Song, Jae Hoon ^a,b  

^a Asia Pacific Foundation for Infectious Diseases (APFID)   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESP GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOUTH KOREA; VANA GENE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 18544373401     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.5.2303-2306.2005     Document Type: Article

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