In vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood to currently used antistaphylococcal drugs

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-28

  Baiocchi, P ^a   Galie M ^a   Santini, C ^a   Carfagna, P ^a   Cassone, M ^a   Tarasi, D ^a   Venditti, M ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacteremia; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CEFAMANDOLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031890050     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.1.25     Document Type: Article

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