Community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, Finland

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 602-607

  Salmenlinna, Saara ^a   Lyytikäinen, Outi ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENE TRANSFER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REGISTER; RIBOTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036107126     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0806.010313     Document Type: Article

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