Diversity of community-associated strains of mathicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hawaii [3]

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-

  Seifried, Steven E ^a   Tice, Alan D ^a   Eischen, Malia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846170880     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510252     Document Type: Letter

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