Detection of teicoplanin resistance in UK EMRSA-17 strain [1]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1089-1093

  Manuel, Rohini J ^a   Tuck, Andrew ^a   Lowes, Andrew ^a   Pallet, Ann ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycopeptide resistance; MRSA

Indexed keywords

AGAR; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINEZOLID; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEICOPLANIN;

EID: 0036924259     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkf213     Document Type: Erratum

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