Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in Canada

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-181

  Webster, Duncan ^a   Rennie, Robert P ^b   Brosnikoff, Cheryl L ^b   Chui, Linda ^b   Brown, Connie ^c  

^a ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; MRSA; Reduced susceptibility; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANADA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33846370184     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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