Susceptibility patterns of coagulase-negative staphylococci to several newer antimicrobial agents in comparison with vancomycin and oxacillin

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-252

  Stuart, J Ian ^a   John, Michael A ^a,b   Milburn, Sue ^a   Diagre, Deb ^a   Wilson, Beverly ^a   Hussain, Zafar ^a,b  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CoNS; Newer antimicrobial agents; Susceptibility patterns

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; TELAVANCIN; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSILOMETER TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; MECA GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS;

ACETAMIDES; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DAPTOMYCIN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; MINOCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 79951955637     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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