Exposure to sub-lethal levels of penicillin G and high osmotic potential leads to stable antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

C. L. Elmer, P. J. Cook, P. Cheung, T. Fawcett (Durham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonias: inflammatory mechanisms, epidemiology and therapy
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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