Expression of resistance to tetracyclines in strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 763-770

  Trzcinski, Krzysztof ^a,b   Cooper, Ben S ^a   Hryniewicz, Waleria ^b   Dowson, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory Warszawa   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; MINOCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034091463     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.6.763     Document Type: Article

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