Isolation and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a dental clinic environment

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-190

  Motta, Rogério Heládio Lopes ^a,b   Groppo, Francisco Carlos ^b   Bergamaschi, Cristiane De Cássia ^b   Ramacciato, Juliana Cama ^a   Baglie, Sinvaldo ^c   De Mattos Filho, Thales Rocha ^b  

^a Area of Pharmacology ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CLINIC; DENTAL PRACTICE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; BRAZIL; DENTAL CLINICS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33847739053     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510867     Document Type: Article

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