Distinct genotypic clusters of heterogeneously and homogeneously methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a Greek hospital

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 170-173

  Tassios, P T ^a   Vatopoulos, A C ^a   Xanthaki, A ^a,b   Mainas, E ^a   Goering, R V ^c   Legakis, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HOSPITAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030981388     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709481     Document Type: Article

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