Evolving EMRSA-15 epidemic in Singapore hospitals

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-379

  Hsu, Li Yang ^a   Loomba Chlebicka, Nidhi ^b   Koh, Yin Ling ^b   Tan, Thean Yen ^c   Krishnan, Prabha ^d   Lin, Raymond Tzer Pin ^e   Tee, Nancy Wen Sin ^f   Fisher, Dale Andrew ^a   Koh, Tse Hsien ^b  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS EMRSA 15; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SINGAPORE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33847657516     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46950-0     Document Type: Article

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