Antibiotic susceptibility levels of clinical Enterococcus spp. strains, including those resistant to glycopeptides and high concentrations of aminoglycosides

Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-162

  Kowalska Krochmal, Beata ^a   Dworniczek, Ewa ^a   Dolna, Izabela ^a   Seniuk, Alicja ^a   Bania, Jacek ^b   Wałecka, Ewa ^b   Wrzyszcz, Ewa ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Enterococcus spp.; GRE; HLAR; Minimal inhibitory concentration of antibiotics

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; NORFLOXACIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPSILOMETER TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SUBSPECIES;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 77953008501     PISSN: 1230025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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