In vitro exposure of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains to vancomycin: Does vancomycin resistance occur?

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 168-170

  Kleinschmidt, Sharon L ^a   Munckhof, Wendy J ^a   Nimmo, Graeme R ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community associated; Glycopeptides; Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

AGAR; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HEART; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 31344438734     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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