Methicillin-resistant, quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced sensitivity to glycopeptides

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 3586-3590

  Werner, G ^a   Cuny, C ^a   Schmitz, F J ^a   Witte, W ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; METICILLIN; MIKAMYCIN B; QUINUPRISTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

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

EID: 0034798333     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.10.3586-3590.2001     Document Type: Article

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