Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using mecA/nuc genes and antibiotic susceptibility profile of Malaysian clinical isolates

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1289-1294

  Saiful, A J ^a   Mastura, M ^a   Zarizal, S ^b   Mazurah, M I ^a   Shuhaimi, M ^b   Ali, A M ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Disc diffusion; mecA nuc gene PCR amplification; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Multidrug resistant S. aureus

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ANTIBIOTICS; GENES; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; DISC DIFFUSION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33751519026     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9174-9     Document Type: Article

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