Acquisition of methicillin resistance and progression of multiantibiotic resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 526-533

  Ito, Teruyo ^a   Hiramatsu, Keiichi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

MecA; MecI; MecRI; MRSA; PBP2'; SCCmec; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; METICILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032458867     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.6.526     Document Type: Review

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