Enterococcal infections with special reference to phenotypic characterization & drug resistance

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 22-25

  Karmarkar, M G ^a   Gershom, Edwin S ^a   Mehta, P R ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Disk diffusion; Enterococci; MIC; Phenotype; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HYDROLYSIS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP D; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINALYSIS;

DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 3442886536     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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