Genotype analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with and without reduced susceptibility to vancomycin using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 536-538

  Furuya, D ^a   Yagihashi, A ^a   Uehara, N ^a   Yajima, T ^a   Kobayashi, D ^a   Watanabe, N ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035192752     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503413     Document Type: Letter

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