Comparison and application of ribosome spacer DNA amplicon polymorphisms and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for differentiation of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 881-885

  Kumari, D N Prasanna ^a,b   Keer, Valerie ^b   Hawkey, Peter M ^a,b   Parnell, Peter ^b   Joseph, Natalie ^a   Richardson, Judith F ^c   Cookson, Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SPACER DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOSOME; RNA SEQUENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

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

EID: 0030975497     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.881-885.1997     Document Type: Article

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