Bacteremia due to clonally derived methicillin-resistant, gentamicin-susceptible isolates and methicillin-susceptible, gentamicin-resistant isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3446-3448

  Daskalaki, Maria ^a   Otero, Joaquin R ^a   Sanz, Francisca ^a   Chaves, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AACA APHD GENE; ADULT; ANT(4')IA GENE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; CASE REPORT; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MALE; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEZARY SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35348864998     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00972-07     Document Type: Article

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