Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus species isolated from Llebanese dairy-based products

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1221-1225

  Zouhairi, O ^a   Saleh, I ^a   Alwan, N ^a   Toufeili, I ^a   Barbour, E ^a   Harakeh, S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LEBANON; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS;

EID: 78650549093     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.12.1221     Document Type: Article

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