Increasing levels of minimum inhibitory concentration vancomycin in methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus alarming bell for vancomycin abusers

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 413-414

  Veer, P ^a   Chande, C ^a   Chavan, S ^a   Wabale, V ^a   Chopdekar, K ^a   Bade, J ^a   Joshi, A ^a  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; SEPSIS;

EID: 78149446314     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.71810     Document Type: Letter

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