Inducible clindamycin resistance among gram positive cocci in a tertiary care centre

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 455-458

  Rawat, Vinita ^a   Bisht, Punam ^a   Bag, Arundhati ^a  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Clindamycin; Erythromycin; MLSBi phenotype

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE LINCOSAMIDE STREPTOGRAMIN B; MIKAMYCIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84869424490     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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