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Effect of inoculum size on in vitro susceptibility of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus to eighteen antimicrobial agents

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Watanakunakorn, C. Effect of inoculum size on in vitro susceptibility of methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus to eighteen antimicrobial agents. Eur. J, Clin. Microbiol. 4, 68–70 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02148668

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