Septicemia caused by vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici
- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 28 (7) , 1678-1679
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.28.7.1678-1679.1990
Abstract
A case of septicemia caused by vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici is discussed. This appears to be the first reported case of septicemia caused by this organism. The characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibilities of this organism are described.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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