Changing molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream isolates from a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2268-2270

  Huang, Yhu Chering ^a,b   Su, Lin Hui ^b,c   Wu, Tsu Lan ^b,c   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLONE; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIC; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREND STUDY;

BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33745116224     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00776-06     Document Type: Article

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