Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Indian hospitals

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1364-1369

  Nadig, Savitha ^a   Namburi, Prasanthi ^a   Raghunath, Dasarathy ^a   Arakere, Gayathri ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Indian hospital MRSA isolates

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33845668707     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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