VanB phenotype-vanA genotype Enterococcus faecium with heterogeneous expression of teicoplanin resistance

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3091-3093

  Il, Joong Park ^a   Wee, Gyo Lee ^a,e   Jong, Hee Shin ^b   Kyung, Won Lee ^c   Gun, Jo Woo ^d  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Korea Food and Drug Administration   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; TEICOPLANIN;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 53649108656     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00712-08     Document Type: Article

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