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[Inhibitory and bactericidal activity and selection capacity of mutants resistant and tolerant to vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus strains].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Nov 1999
Villar H E, Tuchscherr L, Arena M, Longo L, Laurino G, Hoffman M
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present was to study the inhibitory and bactericide activity and risk of selection of mutants resistant or tolerant to vancomycin in strains of Staphylococcus aureus resistant to methicillin from out patient and hospitalary patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The minimum inhibitory concentration was obtained by the macrodilution method in liquid medium and by the Etest system. The minimum...
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