Epidemiological analysis of Staphylococcus aureus strains from nasal carriers in a teaching hospital

New Microbiologica

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 421-426

  Guducuoglu, H ^a   Ayan, M ^b   Durmaz, R ^b   Berktas, M ^a   Bozkurt, H ^a   Bayram, Y ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotyping; AP PCR; Molecular epidemiology; Nasal carrier; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HETEROZYGOTE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036776902     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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