Distribution of virulence genes among colonising and invasive isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 625-626

  O'donnell, S ^a   Humphreys, H ^a   Hughes, Dfitzgerald ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; METICILLIN; TOXIN;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 43149083052     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.01990.x     Document Type: Letter

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