Practical disk diffusion method for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus at a tertiary care hospital: implications for clinical therapy.

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The increase in incidence of variety of infections due to Staphylococcus aureus and especially methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus has highlighted on the need for better agents to treat such infections. Also the resistance to antimicrobial agents among staphylococci is an increasing problem. The macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLS(B)) groups of antibiotics are commonly used in the treatment of...

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