Detection of MecA gene in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus by multiplex-PCR, and antimicrobial susceptibility of MRSA

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 354-359

  Lee, Hyean Woo ^a   Yoon, Joonho ^a   Sohn, Joon Hyung ^a   Lee, Kyoung Ho ^a   Yeh, Byung Il ^a   Park, Deok Woo ^a   Kim, Hyung Won ^a   Choi, Jong Whan ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

mecA; Methicillin resistant Staphyloccoccus aureus (MRSA); Multiplex PCR; Vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureaus (VISA)

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; NITROFURANTOIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

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

EID: 0037898528     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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