Detection of vanB genotype enterococci in Iran [3]

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-99

  Emaneini, Mohammad ^a   Hashemi, Farhad B ^a   Aligholi, Marzieh ^a   Fatholahzadeh, Bahram ^a   Kazemi, Bahram ^b   Sadeghi, Farshid ^c  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; IRAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMANS; IRAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 20744454180     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.04.008     Document Type: Letter

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