Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistance mechanisms

Background/Aim. In many hospitals in the world and in our country, the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is so wide that nowdays vancomycin is recommended for empiric treatment of staphylococcal life threatening infections (sepsis, pneumonia) instead of beta-lactam antibio...

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Main Authors: Petrović-Jeremić Ljiljana, Kuljić-Kapulica Nada, Mirović Veljko, Kocić Branislava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2008-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2008/0042-84500805377P.pdf