ErmA, ermC , tetM and tetK are essential for erythromycin and tetracycline resistance among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-207

  Lim, K T ^a,b   Hanifah, Y A ^c   Yusof, M Y M ^c   Thong, K L ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Science   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Medical Microbiology   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; erythromycin; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; tetracycline; transformation

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXACILLIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ERMA GENE; ERMC GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TETK GENE; TETM GENE; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 84862555083     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.96693     Document Type: Article

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