Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from major hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 931-936

  Baddour, Manal M ^a,b   Abuelkheir, Manal M ^b   Fatani, Amal J ^c   Bohol, Marie F ^d   Al Ahdal, Mohammad N ^d  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Molecular typing; MRSA; PFGE; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIOLOGY; SAUDI ARABIA;

CLINICAL DATA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA); MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PULSED-FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (PFGE);

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING TEST; WOUND;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SAUDI ARABIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AR RIYAD [SAUDI ARABIA]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; RIYADH; SAUDI ARABIA;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35449003602     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-063     Document Type: Article

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