An outbreak of catalase-negative meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-230

  Del'Alamo, L ^a,b   d'Azevedo, P A ^b   Strob, A J ^a   Rodriguez Lopez D V ^a   Monteiro, J ^b   Andrade, S S ^b   Pignatari, A C C ^b   Gales, A C ^b  

^a Inst Crianca Prof P de Alcantara   (Brazil)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catalase negative; Meticillin resistance; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CATALASE; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENDOCARDITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CATALASE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847055427     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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