Colonization by vancomycin-resistant enterococci of the intestinal tract of patients in intensive care units from French general hospitals

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-179

  Boisivon, Armelle ^a   Thibault, Michel ^b   Leclercq, Roland ^c   Bellon, O ^d   Chardon, H ^d   Garrigues, B ^d   Tourrand, B ^d   Lambert, J ^d   Marchai, M F ^d   Leduc, D ^d   Marcollin, M ^d   Dubois, D ^d   Le Pennec, M P ^d   Fouet, P ^d   Biessy, H ^d   Pagan, B ^d   Sep Hieng, H ^d   Bozier, A ^d   Darchis, J P ^d   Domart, Y ^d   Reveil J C ^d   Teyssier, J M ^d   Pinon, G ^d   Delaporte, B ^d   Briquet, M J ^d   Morel, A ^d   Noveau, J ^d   Chambreuil, G ^d   Feigel, P ^d   Richardin, F ^d   Bare, E ^d   Demachy, M C ^d   Lahylaire, P ^d   Reisz, D ^d   Guillemin, J P ^d   Bizet, J ^d   Boffa, J J ^d   Trevoux, A ^d   Frey, G ^d   Le Coustumier, A ^d   Boileau, S ^d   Letournel Glomaud, C ^d   Lamer, C ^d   Vaucel, J ^d   Bouser, J ^d   Cheron M ^d   Hurel, D ^d   Dublanchet, A ^d   Casciani, D ^d   Gay, J C ^d   Guereineau, J M ^d   more..

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier de Pontoise   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Ctr Hosp de Saint Germain en Laye ^*

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus; Fecal carriage; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE FLORA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 8244226001     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00594.x     Document Type: Article

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