Clindamycin-resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from animals

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 237-240

  Rich, M ^a   Deighton, L ^a   Roberts, L ^a  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animals; Clindamycin; MRSA; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CLINDAMYCIN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27944485249     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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