A retrospective molecular analysis of gentamicin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus strains from UK hospitals

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-178

  Wright, C L ^a,c   Byrne, M E ^a,d   Firth, N ^b   Skurray, R A ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0031975696     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-2-173     Document Type: Article

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