Community strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involved in a hospital outbreak

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2858-2862

  O'Brien, F G ^a   Pearman, J W ^b   Gracey, M ^a   Riley, T V ^c,d   Grubb, W B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032800623     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.9.2858-2862.1999     Document Type: Article

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