Molecular characterization of epidemic ciprofloxacin- and methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains colonizing patients in an intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3242-3244

  Udo, E E ^a   Al Obaid, Inaam A ^a   Jacob, L E ^a   Chugh, T D ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029969158     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3242-3244.1996     Document Type: Article

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