Characteristic cell wall ultrastructure of a macrolide-resistant Staphylococcus capitis strain isolated from a patient with chronic sinusitis

Medical Molecular Morphology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-164

  Hyo, Yukiyoshi ^a   Yamada, Sakuo ^a,b   Harada, Tamotsu ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacterial cell wall; Chronic sinusitis; Macrolide; Staphylococcus capitis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL WALL; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL WALL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHROMYCIN; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 52449122829     PISSN: 18601480     EISSN: 18601499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00795-008-0409-8     Document Type: Article

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