Correlation of slime production investigated via three different methods in coagulase-negative staphylococci with crystal violet reaction and antimicrobial resistance

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-128

  Bozkurt, H ^a   Kurtoglu, Muhammet Guzel ^b   Bayram, Y ^c   Kesli R ^d   Berktas M ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Microbiology Laboratory   (Turkey)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (Turkey)

^d Ozel Konya Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance rates; Antibiotics; Coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS)Slime production; Infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CONGO RED; CRYSTAL VIOLET; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; COAGULASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMICAL REACTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SLIME; TUBE; URINE; WOUND; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COAGULASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 64149114096     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700114     Document Type: Article

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