Inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical samples

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-126

  Deotale, V ^a   Mendiratta, D K ^a   Raut, U ^a   Narang, P ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Clindamycin resistance; Constitutive MLSB phenotype; Inducible MLSB phenotype; MRSA; MS phenotype

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISK DIFFUSION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951703048     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.62488     Document Type: Article

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