Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
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Volume 48: Issue 3-4
Resitance to b lactams and glycopeptides in staphylococci and sterptococci (A review)
Authors: Ferenc Rozgonyi 1 , Eszter Ostorházy 2 , Csaba L. Maródi 3 , and et al.
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  • 1 Semmelweis University Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of General Medicine H-1445 Budapest
  • 2 Semmelwies University Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of General Medicine H-1445 Budapest
  • 3 Semmelweis University Institute of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of General Medicine H-1445 Budapest
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/amicr.48.2001.3-4.8
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359–391
Publication Date:
01 Sep 2001
Online Publication Date:
19 Jul 2005
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Research Article
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Molecular mechanisms of the action of b-lactam and glycopeptide antibiotics, as well as genetic background and phenotipical features of the resistance of staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci to these antibiotics are reviewed. Furthermore, susceptibility patterns concerning b-lactam and glycopeptide drugs of staphylococcal, streptococcal, as well as enterococcal strains isolated from clinical specimens at the Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary between January 1997 and December 2000 are also presented.

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Cover Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica A Quarterly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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1217-8950
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Keywords:
glycopeptide resistance; glycopeptide resistance; gstaphylococci; enterococci; streptococci

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