Comparison of genetic characteristics of MRSA strains present in a Warsaw hospital in 1992 and 1996

Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 363-373

  ŁȨSki, Tomasz A ^a   Gniadkowski, Marek ^a   Trzciński, Krzysztof ^a   Hryniewicz, Waleria ^a  

^a Sera & Vaccines Central Research Laboratory Warszawa   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG RESISTANCE; FUNGAL GENETICS; HOSPITAL; METICILLIN; PHENOTYPING; PLASMID RESTRICTION ANALYSIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032078921     PISSN: 09348840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0934-8840(98)80172-2     Document Type: Article

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