Enterococcal resistance - An overview

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 214-219

  Marothi, Y A ^a   Agnihotri, H ^a   Dubey, D ^a  

^a MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Control efforts; Enterococci; Therapeutic options

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; KANAMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; NITROCEFIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DIFFUSION; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 28844502054     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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