Activated cell-wall synthesis is associated with vancomycin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains Mu3 and Mu50

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-209

  Hanaki, H ^a   Kuwahara Arai, K ^a   Boyle Vavra, S ^b   Daum, R S ^b   Labischinski, H ^c   Hiramatsu, K ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC RESISTANCE; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031852393     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.2.199     Document Type: Article

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