Publication Date:
2012-03-17
Description:
The rise of the Enterococcus: beyond vancomycin resistance Nature Reviews Microbiology 10, 266 (2012). doi:10.1038/nrmicro2761 Authors: Cesar A. Arias & Barbara E. Murray The genus Enterococcus includes some of the most important nosocomial multidrug-resistant organisms, and these pathogens usually affect patients who are debilitated by other, concurrent illnesses and undergoing prolonged hospitalization. This Review discusses the factors involved in the changing epidemiology of enterococcal infections, with an
Print ISSN:
1740-1526
Electronic ISSN:
1740-1534
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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