Methicillin resistance among isolates of Staphylococcus aureus: Antibiotic sensitivity pattern & phage typing

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 330-334

  Tahnkiwale, Supriya S ^a   Roy, Soma ^a   Jalgaonkar, S V ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; ABSCESS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; INPATIENTS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPURATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036666536     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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