Proximity to animal or crop operations may be associated with de novo daptomycin-non-susceptible Enterococcus infection

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 221-224

  Kelesidis, T ^a   Chow, A L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Daptomycin; Enterococcus; Non susceptibility; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DAPTOMYCIN NON SUSCEPTIBLE ENTEROCOCCUS INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RESIDENCE PROXIMITY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84890077870     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000885     Document Type: Article

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