In vitro activity of linezolid against staphylococci

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 331-333

  Cuny, C ^a   Witte, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ALLELE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE MUTATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034211212     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.006006331.x     Document Type: Article

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