Distribution of antiseptic-resistance genes qacA/B in clinical isolates of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in China

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-394

  Wang, C ^a   Cai, P ^a   Zhan, Q ^a   Mi, Z ^b   Huang, Z ^c   Chen, G ^a  

^a WUXI PEOPLE S HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuxi Clone Gen Tech Institute   (China)

^c 98th Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENOMIC DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN P; GUANINE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PROTEIN QACA; PROTEIN QACB;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHINA; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 47749116011     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.05.009     Document Type: Letter

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