Susceptibility of 170 isolates of the USA300 clone of MRSA to macrolides, clindamycin and the novel ketolide cethromycin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 639-640

  Luna, Vicki Ann ^a   Xu, Ze Qi ^b   Eiznhamer, David A ^b   Cannons, Andrew C ^a   Cattani, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Advanced Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Ketolide; MIC

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CETHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOLIDE; MACROLIDE;

ABSCESS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN DEFECT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; KETOLIDES; MACROLIDES; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 49649083893     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn227     Document Type: Letter

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