Epidemiologic genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Ostojić, Maja ^a  

^a Clinical Hospital Mostar   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Infection control; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VARICOSIS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARICOSE ULCER;

EID: 54549088018     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2008.2930     Document Type: Article

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