A comparison of adult and pediatric methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus isolates collected from patients at a university hospital in Korea

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 447-452

  Park, Jin Yeol ^a   Jin, Jong Sook ^a   Kang, Hee Young ^a   Jeong, Eun Hee ^b   Lee, Je Chul ^a   Lee, Yoo Chul ^a   Seol, Sung Yong ^a   Cho, Dong Taek ^a   Kim, Jungmin ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erythromycin resistance gene; MLST; MRSA; SCCmec type; Staphylococcal toxin

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CLINDAMYCIN; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KOREA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 35648981940     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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