Molecular epidemiology of urinary tract isolates of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium from North America

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 392-396

  Nichol, Kimberly A ^a   Sill, Michelle ^b   Laing, Nancy M ^b   Johnson, Jack L ^c   Hoban, Daryl J ^a,b,c   Zhanel, George G ^a,b  

^a HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c International Health Management Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Urinary tract; Vancomycin resistant

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; NITROFURANTOIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GEOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CANADA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 33646129918     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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