Genetic methods for assessing antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-212

  Cockerill III, Franklin R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; ETHAMBUTOL; GANCICLOVIR; INTERFERON; ISONIAZID; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PYRAZINAMIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; VIRAL GENETICS;

EID: 0032995646     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.2.199     Document Type: Short Survey

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