Investigation of suspected nosocomial clusters of staphylococcus Haemolyticus infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 128-131

  Perl, Trish M ^a,c   Krüger, Wolfgang A ^a   Houston, Alison ^a   Boyken, Linda D ^a   Pfaller, Michael A ^a,b   Herwaldt, Loreen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLASMID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033071714     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501599     Document Type: Article

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