Isolation and molecular confirmation of a multiresistant catalase-negative Staphylococcus aureus in Nigeria [1]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-204

  Shittu, A O ^a   Lin, J ^a   Morrison, D ^b   Kolawole, D O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CATALASE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COAGULASE; FUSIDIC ACID; METICILLIN; NEOMYCIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037379992     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.1106     Document Type: Editorial

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