Detection of inducible and constitutive clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus isolates in a tertiary care hospital, Eastern India
Introduction: Clindamycin is an excellent drug for skin and soft tissue Staphylococcus aureus infections, but resistance mediated by inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (iMLS B ) phenotype leads to in vivo therapeutic failure even though they may be in vitro susceptible in Kirby-Bauer di...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-07-01
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Series: | Avicenna Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.184066 |