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Expression of resistance to tetracyclines in strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2000
Trzcinski K, Cooper B S, Hryniewicz W, Dowson C G
Abstract excerpt
A diverse collection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates resistant to tetracycline was screened by PCR for the presence of the resistance determinants tetK, tetL, tetM or tetO. Twenty-four of 66 isolates had tetM alone, 21 had tetK alone and 21 had both tetK and tetM (tetKM). All isolates were tetL- and tetO-negative. MICs of tetracycline, doxycycline and minocycline were evaluated for...
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