Interaction between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-118

  Gopal Rao, G ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interaction; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIBIOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0347590933     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(03)00287-1     Document Type: Article

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