Frequency, clonal heterogeneity and antibiotic resistance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated in 1992-1994

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 283, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 529-542

  Schneider, Christian ^a   Weindel, Martin ^a   Brade, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030116653     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0934-8840(96)80131-9     Document Type: Article

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