Expression and detection of hetero-vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 675-678

  Howe, Robin A ^a,b   Wootton, Mandy ^a,b   Walsh, Timothy R ^b   Bennett, Peter M ^b   MacGowan, Alasdair P ^a,b  

^a NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; JAPAN; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032755328     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.5.675     Document Type: Article

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