The prevalence of inducible clindamycin resistance among gram positive cocci from various clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-40

  Mohanasoundaram, K M ^a  

^a VINAYAKA MISSION S RESEARCH FOUNDATION DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

D test; Gram positive cocci; Inducible clindamycin resistance

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 79952647275     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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