The prevalence of vancomycin resistance genes in enterococci isolated from the stool of hospitalized patients in Mofid children hospital

Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 294-300

  Karimi, A ^a   Navidinia, M ^a   Tabatabaii, S Rafiee ^a   Fallah, F ^a   Malekan, M ^a   Jahromy, M Hadipour ^a   Ahsani, R Radmanesh ^a   Shiva, F ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Enterococci; Vancomycin Resistance genes

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 77649276985     PISSN: 15299120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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