In Vitro Susceptibility of Chloramphenicol Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 637-640

  Fayyaz, Muhammad ^a   Mirza, Irfan Ali ^a   Ahmed, Zaheer ^b   Abbasi, Shahid Ahmad ^a   Hussain, Aamir ^a   Ali, Shamshad ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Yusra Medical and Dental College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; In vitro susceptibility; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884924863     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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