Investigation of β-lactamases in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus for further explanation of borderline methicillin resistance

Chemotherapy

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 300-304

  Keseru, Judit Szilvia ^a,b   Gál, Zsuzsanna ^a   Barabás, György ^a   Benko, Ilona ^a   Szabó, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Lactamase; Borderline methicillin resistance; Membrane bound; Methicillinase; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; GLOBOMYCIN; METICILLIN; NITROCEFIN; OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT;

BETA-LACTAMASES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27544440927     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088951     Document Type: Article

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