Resistance to macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin antibiotics in Staphylococci isolated in Istanbul, Turkey

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 286-290

  Aktas, Zerrin ^a   Aridogan, Aslihan ^a   Kayacan, Cigdem Bal ^a   Aydin, Derya ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

erm(A,B,C); MLSB; msrA; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LINCOSAMIDES; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOGRAMINS; TURKEY;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548329742     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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