Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus sp. isolated from the intestinal tract of patients from a university hospital in Brazil

This study reports the results about antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus spp. isolated from intestinal tract of patients from a university hospital in Brazil. The identification of strains at species level was performed by conventional biochemical tests, API 20 Strep (bioMérieux), and polymeras...

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Main Authors: Andresa Maschieto, Roberto Martinez, Izabel Cristina Vanzato Palazzo, Ana Lúcia da Costa Darini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-11-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000700018