Vancomycin‐Resistant Enterococci: Mechanisms and Clinical Observations
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- 15 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (2), 210-219
- https://doi.org/10.1086/321815
Abstract
Enterococci are not generally regarded as highly virulent bacterial pathogens. However, resistance to many antimicrobial drugs complicates treatmentKeywords
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