A combined molecular approach to screen for mec gene variants from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-20

  Ahmadinejad, Mohammad ^a,b   Snyder, James W ^a   Perlin, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031940955     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(97)00165-X     Document Type: Article

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