Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the basis of protein A gene polymorphism

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-64

  Frenay H M E ^a   Bunschoten, A E ^a   Schouls, L M ^a   Van Leeuwen, W J ^a   Vandenbroucke Grauls, C M J E ^b   Verhoef, J ^b   Mooi, F R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BASE SEQUENCE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030033133     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01586186     Document Type: Article

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