mecA gene is widely disseminated in Staphylococcus aureus population

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3970-3975

  Wielders, C L C ^a   Fluit, A C ^a   Brisse, S ^a   Verhoef, J ^a   Schmitz, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENE MECA; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PENICILLINS; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBOTYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

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

EID: 0036839985     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.11.3970-3975.2002     Document Type: Article

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