Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococci: Should Clinicians and Microbiologists be Concerned?
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- 15 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (2) , 280-285
- https://doi.org/10.1086/426894
Abstract
The increasing incidence of a variety of infections due to Staphylococcus aureus—and, especially, the expanding role of community-associated methicilKeywords
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