Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Prevalence and current susceptibility pattern in Sikkim

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-13

  Tsering, Dechen C ^a   Pal, Ranabir ^a   Kar, Sumit ^a  

^a SIKKIM MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; MRSA; Sikkim

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952909264     PISSN: 0974777X     EISSN: 09748245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.77289     Document Type: Article

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