Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-153

  Stefani, Stefania ^a   Agodi, Antonella ^b  

^a Via Androne 81 95124 (I)   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Molecular chronometers; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENTEROCOCCUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HUMANS;

EID: 0033990880     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00103-X     Document Type: Review

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