Molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from keratitis patients: A microbiological analysis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 994-998

  Khan, Mohd A ^a,b   Ahmad, S ^a   Banu, Naheed ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BROTH DILUTION; IC 50; KERATITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CORNEA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATITIS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955250925     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.161893     Document Type: Article

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