A flow cytometric study of antibiotic-induced damage and evaluation as a rapid antibiotic susceptibility test for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-83

  Suller, M T E ^a   Stark, J M ^a   Lloyd, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARBITURATES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAMICIDIN; HEAT; ISOXAZOLES; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN G; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030790005     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.1.77     Document Type: Article

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