Three cases of community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in China

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1178-1179

  Fan, Hong ^a   Li, Nan ^b   Wang, Lanlan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b West China Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CHINA; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 51149087270     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/001768-0     Document Type: Letter

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