Deoxyribonucleic acid fingerprinting in an outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus intracranial infection after neurotologic surgery

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 550-554

  Hilton, Malcolm ^a   Chen, Joseph M ^a   Barry, Clare ^a   Vearncombe, Mary ^a   Simor, Andrew ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Bacterial meningitis; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Infection control; Meningitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EAR SURGERY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RHINOSINUSITIS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 0036065988     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200207000-00026     Document Type: Article

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