Detection of inducible clindamycin resistance by an automated system in a tertiary care hospital

African Journal of Microbiology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2870-2872

  Jethwani, Urmi N ^a   Mulla, Summaiya A ^a   Shah, Latika N ^a   Panwala, Tanvi R ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Automated system; Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); msrA gene (MS phenotype); Phenotype

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 85036179458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJMR11.502     Document Type: Article

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