Simultaneous persistence of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible clones of Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal ward of a Warsaw Hospital

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-303

  Trzcinski, K ^a   Hryniewicz, W ^a   Kluytmans, J ^b   Van Leeuwen, W ^b   Sijmons, M ^b   Dulny, G ^c   Verbrugh, H ^b   Van Belkum, A ^b  

^a Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory Warszawa   (Poland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Voievodship Sanitary E   (Poland)

Author keywords

Molecular typing; MRSA; MSSA; Neonates

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; REPETITIVE DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM CARRIER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; POLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030855003     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(97)90056-6     Document Type: Article

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