Oxacillin susceptibility of coagulase-negative staphylococci: Role for mecA genotyping and E-test susceptibility testing

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-125

  Cimolai, Nevio ^a   Trombley, Colleen ^a   Zaher, Aiman ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

oxacillin; staphylococcus; susceptibility

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030889609     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(96)00363-9     Document Type: Article

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