SCCmec and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Israel. Detection of SCCmec type V (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2007) DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0426-x);SCCmec and spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains in Israel. Detection of SCCmec type V

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Chmelnitsky, I ^a,c   Navon Venezia, S ^a   Leavit, A ^a   Somekh, E ^a   Regev Yochai, G ^a   Chowers, M ^b   Shitrit, P ^b   Carmeli, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; HOSPITAL; ISRAEL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 43049139919     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0474-x     Document Type: Erratum

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