Detection of the mec-A gene and phenotypic detection of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolates with borderline or low-level methicillin resistance

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-63

  Bignardi, G E ^a,b   Woodford, N ^a   Chapman, A ^a   Johnson, A P ^a   Speller, D C E ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLAVULANIC ACID; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA PROBE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; GENES, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029943751     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.1.53     Document Type: Article

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