Distribution of mecA gene amongst staphylococcus aureus isolates from Southwestern Nigeria

African Journal of Biomedical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Terry Alli, O A ^a   Ogbolu, D O ^a   Akorede, E ^a   Onemu, O M ^a   Okanlawon, B M ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; MecA gene; MRSA; Nigeria; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PEFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859699785     PISSN: 11195096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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