Inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococci: should clinicians and microbiologists be concerned?

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The increasing incidence of a variety of infections due to Staphylococcus aureus--and, especially, the expanding role of community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)--has led to emphasis on the need for safe and effective agents to treat both systemic and localized staphylococcal infections. Unlike most previously noted strains of health care-associated MRSA, community-acquired MRSA isolates are...

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