Distribution of genes encoding tetracycline resistance and aminoglycoside modifying enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a burn center

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 76-80

  Emaneini, M ^a   Bigverdi, R ^a   Kalantar, D ^a   Soroush, S ^a   Jabalameli, F ^a   Noorazar Khoshgnab, B ^a   Asadollahi, P ^b   Taherikalani, M ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ILAM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Burn; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881595568     PISSN: 11211539     EISSN: 15929566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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