Typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antibiotic resistance phenotypes.

doi:10.1099/00222615-31-1-57

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Typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antibiotic resistance phenotypes.

Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 1990

Gillespie M T, Lyon B R, Skurray R A

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The identification of new epidemic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is essential for rapid, effective infection control. We have developed a typing method which uses antibiotic sensitivity patterns to differentiate methicillin-resistant S. aureus and which is faster and more...

Topics

Acriflavine
Ethidium
Methicillin
Penicillin Resistance
Phenotype
Plasmids
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Species Specificity
Staphylococcus aureus

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