Characterization of enterococci causing nosocomial infections at the Jordan University Hospital over a five-year period

Jordan Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 229-237

  Mahafzah, Azmi M ^a,b   Abu Khader, Ilham B ^a   Bakri, Faris G ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Enterococci; Nosocomial infections; VRE

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPSILOMETER TEST; EYE INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 61849098730     PISSN: 04469283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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