Typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Dusseldorf by six genotypic methods

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-351

  Schmitz, F J ^a,b   Steiert, M ^b   Tichy, H V ^c   Hofmann, B ^a   Verhoef, J ^b   Heinz, H P ^a   Kohrer K ^a   Jones, M E ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c Abteilung Biologische Sicherheit   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

EID: 0031884864     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-4-341     Document Type: Article

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