African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of inducible clindamycin resistance among Staphylococcal strains isolated from cancer patients with febrile neutropenia

Rasha A. Alm El-Din
  • Rasha A. Alm El-Din
  • Department Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
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Hanan El-Bassat
  • Hanan El-Bassat
  • Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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Mohamed El-Bedewy
  • Mohamed El-Bedewy
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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Mohamed A. Alm El-Din
  • Mohamed A. Alm El-Din
  • Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 14 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 04 November 2018
  •  Published: 07 November 2018

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