Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis: First report in Spain

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 440-442

  Sanchez Gomez J C ^a   Fraile Malmierca, E ^a   Valverde Romero, E D ^a   Sanchez M ^b   Garcia Rodriguez J A ^a   Garcia Sanchez J E ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 33749022471     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2006.18.4.440     Document Type: Article

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