Epidemiological analysis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-203

  Kidd, Timothy J ^a,b   Coulter, C ^a   Bell, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; QUEENSLAND; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33644882477     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501173     Document Type: Article

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