Antimicrobial resistance in staphylococci. Epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and clinical relevance

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 813-849

  Maranan, M C ^a   Moreira, B ^a   Boyle Vavra, S ^a   Daum, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031454374     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70392-5     Document Type: Article

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