Selection of high-level oxacillin resistance in heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus by fluoroquinolone exposure

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 375-381

  Venezia, Richard A ^a   Domaracki, Beth E ^a   Evans, Ann M ^a   Preston, Karen E ^a   Graffunder, Eileen M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL POPULATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME;

EID: 0034801620     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.3.375     Document Type: Article

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