Mechanisms of Resistance to Glycopeptides in Staphylococcus aureus
Glycopeptides (vancomycin and teicoplanin) are an alternative therapeutic in the treatment of severe infections by methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains. However, two resistance mechanisms of S. aureus have already been described: low-level resistance, characterized by an abnormal thickening of th...
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| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Zulia
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Kasmera |
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| Online Access: | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4854 |