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Methicillin resistance among staphylococci isolated from dogs.
American journal of veterinary research - 1 Dec 1999
Gortel K, Campbell K L, Kakoma I, Whittem T, Schaeffer D J, Weisiger R M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether methicillin-resistant staphylococci from dogs expressed the mecA gene and to determine what proportion of canine staphylococcal isolates positive for the mecA gene were resistant to oxacillin and other antibiotics. SAMPLE POPULATION: 25 methicillin-resistant (10 coagulase-positive and 15 coagulase-negative) and 15 methicillin-susceptible (8 coagulase-positive and 7...
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