Coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from various skin lesions

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 563-568

  Akiyama, Hisanori ^a   Kanzaki, Hiroko ^a   Tada, Joji ^a   Arata, Jirô ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; S. epidermidis; S. lugdunensis; Susceptibility test

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFDINIR; CLARITHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SULFADIAZINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; THUJAPLICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FOLLICULITIS; IMPETIGO; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PYODERMA; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN CYST; SKIN DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS LUGDUNENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 0031787620     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1998.tb02459.x     Document Type: Article

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