Characterization of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus: A new type of MRSA

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-86

  Hososaka, Yasuko ^a   Hanaki, Hideaki ^a   Endo, Harumi ^a   Suzuki, Yumiko ^a   Nagasawa, Zenzo ^b   Otsuka, Yoshihito ^c   Nakae, Taiji ^a   Sunakawa, Keisuke ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Social Insurance Central General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community acquired MRSA (CA MRSA); Hospital acquired MRSA (HA MRSA); Oxacillin susceptible methicillin resistant S. aureus (OS MRSA); Staphylococcus cassette chromosomal mecA (SCCmec); Toxins

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAZOLIN; CEFCAPENE; CEFDINIR; CEFDITOREN; CEFOTIAM; COAGULASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENTEROTOXIN; EXFOLIATIN; FLOMOXEF; HABEKACIN; HEMOLYSIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE; GENE CASSETTE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 34247560810     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-006-0502-7     Document Type: Article

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