Comparison of two chromogenic media for selective isolation of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from stool specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4113-4116

  Peltroche Llacsahuanga, Heidrun ^a   Top, Janetta ^b   Weber Heynemann, Josefine ^a   Lütticken, Rudolf ^a   Haase, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 71549142864     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00882-09     Document Type: Article

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