Trimethoprim resistance genes in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from France

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-392

  Cattoir, Vincent ^a   Huynh, Thi Mum ^a   Bourdon, Nancy ^a   Auzou, Michel ^a   Leclercq, Roland ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PROTEIN DFRA; PROTEIN DFRD; PROTEIN DFRF; PROTEIN DFRG; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FRANCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRIMETHOPRIM; TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 67849097029     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.06.013     Document Type: Letter

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