Enterococci of animal origin and their significance for public health

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 619-625

  Hammerum, A M ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Gene transfer; Growth promoters; Molecular typing

Indexed keywords

AVOPARCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; QUINUPRISTIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; GENE TRANSFER; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 84862632796     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03829.x     Document Type: Review

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