Typing and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in a hospital in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 381-385

  Lee, Hee Joo ^a   Suh, Jin Tae ^a   Kim, Yeong Sic ^a   Lenz, Walgang ^b   Bierbaum, Gabriele ^b   Schaal, Klaus P ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage Typing; Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed field; Methicillin Resistance; Staphylococcus Aureus; Susceptibility Testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035431007     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.4.381     Document Type: Article

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