Genetic analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus expressing high- and low-level mupirocin resistance

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 909-915

  Udo, E E ^a   Jacob, L E ^a   Mathew, B ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PENICILLIN G; PLASMID DNA; PROPAMIDINE ISETHIONATE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034807674     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-10-909     Document Type: Article

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