Evaluation of the quinupristin/dalfopristin breakpoints for Enterococcus faecium

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 288-290

  Hammerum, Anette M ^a   Agersø, Yvonne ^b   Garcia Migura, Lourdes ^b   Mette Seyfarth, Anne ^b   Porsbo, Lone J ^b   Emborg, Hanne Dorthe ^b   Bogø Jensen, Lars ^b  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; MIKAMYCIN B; PRISTINAMYCIN; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POULTRY DISEASES; SWINE DISEASES; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 67650759721     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.03.018     Document Type: Letter

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