Borderline susceptibility to methicillin in Staphylococcus aureus: A new mechanism of resistance?

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-260

  Montanari, Maria P ^a   Massidda, Orietta ^a   Mingoia, Marina ^a   Varaldo, Pietro E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; DNA; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLINASE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; GENE; HYDROLYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029895232     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.1996.2.257     Document Type: Article

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