Epidemiological typing of coagulase-negative staphylococci from nosocomial infections

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-203

  Geary, C ^a   Jordens, J Z ^b   Richardson, J F ^c   Hawcroft, D M ^d   Mitchell, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031047215     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-195     Document Type: Article

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