Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus by protein a gene sequencing

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 179-180

  Mitani, Noriaki ^a   Ohnishi, Masato ^a   Masutani, Takayuki ^a   Murakawa, Koichi ^a   Okamoto, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PROTEIN A;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; JAPAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036823246     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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