Accessory gene regulator group polymorphisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An association with clinical significance

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-183

  Yoon, Hee Jung ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^b   Lee, Kyungwon ^b   Yong, Dongeun ^b   Kim, June Myung ^b   Song, Young Goo ^b,c  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agr polymorphism; Otitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR I; ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR II; ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR III; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BONE INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KOREA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SKIN INFECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 34248193795     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.2.176     Document Type: Article

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