The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses

OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively review trends in clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus head and neck abscesses between January 2000 and June 2008.

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Main Authors: Ashlin J. Alexander, Susan E. Richardson, Alok Sharma, Paolo Campisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/261519
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spelling doaj-art-17c0b5c0ea644407a8eef7de67d23dc82025-08-20T03:54:20ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322011-01-01222495110.1155/2011/261519The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck AbscessesAshlin J. Alexander0Susan E. Richardson1Alok Sharma2Paolo Campisi3Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto , Ontario, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto , Ontario, CanadaOtolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto , Ontario, CanadaOtolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto , Ontario, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To retrospectively review trends in clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus head and neck abscesses between January 2000 and June 2008.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/261519
spellingShingle Ashlin J. Alexander
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The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
title_full The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
title_fullStr The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
title_full_unstemmed The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
title_short The Increasing Prevalence of Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Children with Head and Neck Abscesses
title_sort increasing prevalence of clindamycin resistance in staphylococcus aureus isolates in children with head and neck abscesses
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/261519
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