The continuing saga of MRSA

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 197, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1217-1219

  Flynn, Neil ^a,b   Cohen, Stuart H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; METICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENOTYPE; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 43049135134     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/533503     Document Type: Note

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