Phenotypic detection of inducible clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates by using the lower limit of recommended inter-disk distance

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 376-378

  Ajantha, G ^a   Kulkarni, Raghavendra ^a   Shetty, Jeevan ^a   Shubhada, C ^a   Jain, Pavithra ^a  

^a SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Clindamycin; D test; Inducible Macrolide Lincosamide Streptogramin B resistance; Methicillin resistant S. aureus; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 50149113149     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.42515     Document Type: Article

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