Defining high-level gentamicin resistance in enterococci
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Clinical Features, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Bacteremia due to Enterococci with High-Level Gentamicin Resistance: Comparison with Bacteremia due to Enterococci without High-Level Gentamicin Resistance
High-level gentamicin resistance (HLGR) in enterococci has increased since the 1980s, but the clinical significance of the resistance and its impact on outcome have not been established. One hundred and thirty-six patients with bacteremia caused by enterococci with HLGR (HLGR group) were compared with 79 patients with bacteremia caused by enterococci without HLGR (non-HLGR group). Hematologic m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1460-2091,0305-7453
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.3.404