Polymerase chain reaction fingerprints of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates in Greece are related to certain antibiotypes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 417-422

  Bartzavali Louki, Christina ^a   Dimitracopoulos, George ^a   Spiliopoulou, Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotypes; AP PCR; MRSA; Typing

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; GREECE; HOSPITAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0037409537     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00249-X     Document Type: Article

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