Reemergence of gentamicin-susceptible strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Roles of an infection control program and changes in aminoglycoside use

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 647-653

  Aubry Damon, Hélène ^a   Legrand, Patrick ^b   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b   Astier, Alain ^b   Soussy, Claude James ^b   Leclercq, Roland ^b  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COAGULASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PEFLOXACIN; PROTEIN A; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0030842764     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513749     Document Type: Article

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