Comparison of four genotyping assays for epidemiological study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 420-424

  van Belkum, A ^a   Bax, R ^a   Prevost, G ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0028284862     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01972002     Document Type: Article

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