Evolution of resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Australian teaching hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 68-71

  Turnidge, John D ^a   Nimmo, Graeme R ^b   Francis, Graham ^c  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030052983     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb101350.x     Document Type: Article

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