Use of restriction endonuclease analysis of plasmids and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to investigate outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 86-90

  Liu, Peter Yuk Fong ^a   Shi, Zhi Yuan ^a   Lau, Yeu Jun ^a   Hu, Bor Shen ^a   Shyr, Jainn Ming ^a   Tsai, Wen Shih ^a   Lin, Yu Hui ^a   Tseng, Ching Yu ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030048955     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.86     Document Type: Article

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