The first glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Oman

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The first glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Oman K.M. Elhag, A.K. Al Jardani, F.M. Al Yaqubi, N. Mohsin  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 173-174 (March 2000) DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00036-5.x Copyright © 2000 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Killing curve of Staphylococcus aureus isolate in BHI broth containing 4mg/L of vancomycin: solid line, S. aureus test strain in BHI broth containing 4mg/L of vancomycin; dotted line, S. aureus NCTC 25923 in BHI broth containing 4mg/L of vancomycin; dashed line, S. aureus NCTC 25923 in antibiotic-free BHI broth. K. M. Elhag*, A. K. Al Jardani, F. M. Al Yaqubi Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2000 6, 173-174DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2000.00036-5.x) Copyright © 2000 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions