Choice of a routine method for detecting methicillin-resistance in staphylococci

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 901-909

  Wallet, F ^a   Roussel Delvallez, M ^a   Courcol, R J ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXACILLIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0030008672     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.5.901     Document Type: Article

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