Virulence factors and antibiotic susceptibility in enterococci isolated from oral mucosal and deep infections

Journal of Oral Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 2012, 2012, Pages

  Dahlén, Gunnar ^a   Blomqvist, Susanne ^a   Almståhl, Annica ^a   Carlén, Anette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Enterococci; Opportunistic infections; Oral mucosal infections; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; PENICILLIN V; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACE GENE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASA GENE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYL A GENE; EFA A GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESP GENE; FEMALE; GEL E GENE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL MUCOSAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84864817292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20002297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/jom.v4i0.10855     Document Type: Article

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