Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance (MLSBi) among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from Libya

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Ahmed, Mohamed O ^a,b   Alghazali, Mohamed H ^a   Abuzweda, Abdelalbaset R ^a   Amri, Samira G ^c  

^a Biotechnology Research Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^c Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; LETTER; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951193785     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.4636     Document Type: Letter

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