Persistence of a clone of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis among patients in an intensive care unit of a Greek hospital
Author(s) -
Spyros Pournaras
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh035
Subject(s) - outbreak , intensive care unit , clone (java method) , enterococcus faecalis , glycopeptide , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , isolation (microbiology) , intensive care , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , enterococcus , medicine , genotype , virology , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , gene , bacteria , genetics
To investigate an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (GREF) in the intensive care unit (ICU) of 'G. Gennimatas' General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom