Cluster of clinical isolates of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA) with a negative deoxyribonuclease (DNase) test - Implications for laboratory diagnosis and infection control [2]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 238-239

  Rao, J G ^a   Qamruddin, A O ^a   Hassan, I A ^a   Burnie, J P ^a   Ganner, M ^b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036632716     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1225     Document Type: Editorial

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