Shift in Staphylococcus aureus clone linked to an infected tattoo

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1444-1446

  Stemper, Mary E ^a   Brady, Jennifer M ^a   Qutaishat, Salah S ^b   Borlaug, Gwen ^c   Reed, James ^d   Reed, Kurt D ^a   Shukla, Sanjay K ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph's Hospital Wisconsin   (United States)

^c Bureau of Communicable Diseases   (United States)

^d Oxford Correctional Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TATTOO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748995702     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1209.051634     Document Type: Article

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