Molecular pattern and antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates at a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-230

  Tai, Pei Wen ^a   Huang, Cheng Hua ^a   Lin, Qin Dong ^a   Huang, Yang Yang ^a  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial typing techniques; Epidemiology; Methicillin resistance; Microbial sensitivity tests; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748662891     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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