Incidence of clindamycin resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-317

  Debdas, Debmita ^a   Joshi, Sangeeta ^b  

^a Jyoti Laboratory   (India)

^b MANIPAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISK DIFFUSION; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955842493     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1598     Document Type: Letter

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