Reduced susceptibility to quinupristin/dalfopristin in Enterococcus faecium in Greece without prior exposure to the agent

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-57

  Karanika, M ^a   Prati, A ^a   Kiritsi, M ^a   Spiliopoulou, I ^b   Neonakis, I ^c   Anifantaki, M ^a   Petinaki, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Greece; Streptogramins

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; VETERINARY DRUG; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GREECE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREECE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 36849034970     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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