Inter-centre comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for the typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Cookson, B D ^a   Aparicio, P ^a   Deplano, Ariane ^b   Struelens, Marc ^b   Goering, R ^c   Marples, R ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029881682     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-3-179     Document Type: Article

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