The use of machine learning methodologies to analyse antibiotic and biocide susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus.

BACKGROUND: The rise of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a significant problem for the treatment of infectious diseases. Resistance is usually selected by the antibiotic itself; however, biocides might also co-select for resistance to antibiotics. Although resistance to biocides is po...

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Main Authors: Joana Rosado Coelho, João André Carriço, Daniel Knight, Jose-Luis Martínez, Ian Morrissey, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, Ana Teresa Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3576404?pdf=render