A multidrug-resistant, methicillin-susceptible strain of Staphylococcus aureus from a neonatal intensive care unit in Oslo, Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-151

  Grub, Carola ^a   Holberg Petersen, Mona ^a   Medbø, Sverre ^b   Andersen, Bjørg Marit ^b   Syversen, Gaute ^a   Melby, Kjetil K ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

EID: 75749122612     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365540903334401     Document Type: Article

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