Agar dilution method for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4018-4020

  Fernandes, Clarence J ^a   O'Sullivan, Matthew V N ^a,b,e   Cai, Yongwei ^b,c   Kong, Fanrong ^b   Zeng, Xianyu ^b,d   Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^b   Kotsiou, George ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Western Sydney Area Health Service   (Australia)

^c Third People's Hospital of Hangzhou   (China)

^d Wuhan First Hospital   (China)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EQUIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 37249051286     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01158-07     Document Type: Article

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