Drug Resistant Enterococci in a South Indian Hospital

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-107

  Bhat, K Gopalkrishna ^a   Paul, Chitra ^a   Ananthakrishna, Nc ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 7144252541     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559802800220     Document Type: Article

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