Comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and PCR analysis of polymorphisms on the mec hypervariable region for typing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2254-2256

  Senna, J P M ^a   Pinto, C A ^a   Carvalho, L P S ^a   Santos, D S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN MEC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036266855     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.6.2254-2256.2002     Document Type: Article

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