In vitro fosfomycin activity in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Enterococci are part of the endogenous flora of human beings, are naturally resistant to several classes of antimicrobials, and are able to acquire resistance with relative ease. Currently the vancomycin-resistant enterococci are spread all over the world and treatment options for infections caused...

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Main Authors: Silvana Superti, Cícero Armídio Gomes Dias, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
VRE
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000200010&lng=en&tlng=en