Distribution of genes encoding resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, and streptogramins among staphylococci

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1062-1066

  Lina, Gerard ^a   Quaglia, Alain ^a   Reverdy, Marie Elisabeth ^a   Leclercq, Roland ^b   Vandenesch, François ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; OXACILLIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; QUINUPRISTIN; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0032959189     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.5.1062     Document Type: Article

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