An epidemiological study of methicillin resistant S. epidermidis with decreased susceptibility to teicoplanin isolated from neutropenic patients in National Center of Bone marrow Transplantation in Tunis;Profil épidémiologique des souches de Staphylococcus epidermidis méticilline résistant de sensibilité diminuée à la teicoplanine et isolées chez des patients neutropéniques au Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse à Tunis

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 634-640

  Ben Hassen, A ^a   Greco A ^a   Jouaihia, W ^a   Leclercq, R ^b  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE GREFFE DE MOELLE OSSEUSE   (Tunisia)

^b CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Neutropenic; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; S. epidermidis; Teicoplanin resistance

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OFLOXACIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0034758175     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0369-8114(01)00222-X     Document Type: Article

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