Detection of the high-level aminoglycoside resistance gene aph(2")-Ib in Enterococcus faecium.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on October 01, 2000

Authors

S J Kao1, I You, D B Clewell, S M Donabedian, M J Zervos, J Petrin, K J Shaw, J W Chow

Author Affiliations

1: Research and Medical Service, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, and Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.

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