Enterocolitis caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus: Molecular characterization of respiratory and digestive tract isolates

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 629-634

  Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Masaki, Hironori ^a   Asoh, Norichika ^a   Watanabe, Kiwao ^a   Oishi, Kazunori ^a   Kobayashi, Shinobu ^b   Sato, Akiyoshi ^b   Nagatake, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyorin Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterocolitis; MRSA; PFGE; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; COAGULASE; ENTEROTOXIN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROCOLITIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNX; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPUTUM; STOMACH JUICE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034821370     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb01295.x     Document Type: Article

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