Use of the Vitek-1 and Vitek-2 Systems for Detection of Constitutive and Inducible Macrolide Resistance in Group B Streptococci

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2282-2284

  Tang, Patrick ^a,b   Ng, Peter ^a   Lum, Ming ^a   Skulnick, Martin ^a   Small, Glen W ^a   Low, Donald E ^a,b   Sarabia, Alicia ^c   Mazzulli, Tony ^a,b   Wong, Katherine ^a   Simor, Andrew E ^b,d   Willey, Barbara M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MDS Inc   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; MIKAMYCIN B;

ACCURACY; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DIFFUSION; DOUBLE DISK DIFFUSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B';

EID: 2442630423     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2282-2284.2004     Document Type: Article

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