Antimicrobial resistance of enterococci in Turkey

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 535-538

  Kaçmaz, Birgül ^a   Aksoy, Altan ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; High level aminoglycoside resistance; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; BETA-LACTAMS; BLOOD; BODY FLUIDS; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TEICOPLANIN; TURKEY; URINE; VANCOMYCIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 19544383051     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.02.020     Document Type: Article

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