Effect of the lantibiotic nisin on inhibitory and bactericidal activities of antibiotics used against vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Objectives: Antibiotic resistance is a serious issue facing clinicians all over the world. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are amongst the most common resistant pathogens that are isolated from patients suffering from infections in our locality. New antimicrobial agents such as the lantibioti...
Main Authors: | Samah Sabry El-Kazzaz, Noha Tharwat Abou El-Khier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520300606 |
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