The prevalence and the characterization of the Enterococcus species from various clinical samples in a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1486-1488

  Sreeja, S ^a   Sreenivasa Babu, P R ^a   Prathab, A G ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Nosocomial pathogen; VRE

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPSILOMETER TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TISSUE SECTION; URINE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 84870040929     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4560.2539     Document Type: Article

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