Change in the Prevalence and the Antibiotic Resistance of the Enterococcal Species Isolated from Blood Cultures

Context : Blood stream infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Enterococci have become increasingly resistant to a wide range of antimicrobial agents and enterococcal bacteraemia results in a high mortality of about 54%. Aim : The present study was done to determine the prev...

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Main Authors: ANJANA TELKAR, BARAGUNDI .MAHESH.C., RAGHAVENDRA V. P., VISHWANATH. G., CHANDRAPPA .N .R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2012-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/2090/4263_E(C)_F(T)_PF(V)_PFA(A)_P(_).pdf