Comparison of genotypes of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in Finland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 325-328

  Ibrahem, S ^a   Salmenlinna, S ^a,c   Kerttula, A M ^b   Virolainen Julkunen, A ^a   Kuusela, P ^b,c   Vuopio Varkila, J ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; GENE CASSETTE; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

FINLAND; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 21244504922     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1328-4     Document Type: Article

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