Antimicrobial susceptibility, biochemical and genetic profiles of Staphylococcus haemolyticus strains isolated from the bloodstream of patients hospitalized in critical care units

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-269

  Raponi, Giammarco ^a   Ghezzi, M C ^a   Gherardi, G ^b   Dicuonzo, G ^b   Caputo, D ^a   Venditti, M ^a   Rocco, M ^a   Micozzi, A ^a   Mancini, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Medicina di Laboratorio e Microbiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Glycopeptides; Heteroresistance; Molecular epidemiology; Resistance; Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDE; OXACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTYPE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 22244462435     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2005.17.3.264     Document Type: Article

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