The Reason of High Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant (VR) E. faecium in Nosocomial Infection |
Jo, Hyun-Jung
(Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan)
Kim, Hee-Jeong (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Lee, Hyo-Jin (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Park, Gyu-Nam (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) Kim, Min-Ju (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) An, Dong-Jun (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service) Chang, Kyung-Soo (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) |
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