Decreased susceptibility to quinolones in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from ocular infections at a tertiary eye care centre

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1407-1408

  Bagga, B ^a   Reddy, A K ^a   Garg, P ^a  

^a L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EYE CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OXACILLIN; QUINOLONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77958558619     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.179747     Document Type: Letter

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