Dissemination of nosocomial multiple-aminoglycoside-resistant Staphylococcus aureus caused by horizontal transfer of the resistance determinant (aacA/aphD) and clonal spread of resistant strains

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 215-219

  Udou, Takezo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; DIGESTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE INSERTION; GENOME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHARMACOGENETICS; PLASMIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3042756779     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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