Enterotoxin production by Staphylococcus aureus clones and detection of Brazilian epidemic MRSA clone (III::B:A) among isolates from food handlers

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 214-221

  Soares, M J S ^b   Tokumaru Miyazaki, N H ^a   Noleto, A L S ^a   Figueiredo, A M S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031041546     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-214     Document Type: Article

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