Clonal heterogeneity, distribution, and pathogenicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 893-897

  Wichelhaus, T A ^a   Schulze, J ^a   Hunfeld, K P ^a   Schafer V ^a   Brade, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCREENING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WOUND;

CLONE CELLS; ENTEROTOXINS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031439741     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01700555     Document Type: Article

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