Emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus species in southern India

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 911-912

  Menezes, G A ^a   Harish, B N ^a   Sujatha, S ^a   Vinothini, K ^b   Parija, S C ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b A V V M SRI PUSHPAM COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COAGULASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 48949099646     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47829-0     Document Type: Letter

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