Identification of aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes by susceptibility testing: Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Japan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3115-3121

  Ida, T ^a   Okamoto, R ^a   Shimauchi, C ^a   Okubo, T ^a   Kuga, A ^a   Inoue, M ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COAGULASE; DNA FRAGMENT; GENTAMICIN; HABEKACIN; KANAMYCIN; LIVIDOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENE; JAPAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COAGULASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

FORMICIDAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034837297     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3115-3121.2001     Document Type: Article

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