Epidemiological and genetic characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from the ear discharge of outpatients with chronic otitis media

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 762-766

  Jin, Ah Yang ^b   Jeong, Yeon Kim ^a   Young, Kyung Yoon ^a   Kim, Sungbum ^a   Dae, Won Park ^a,b   Jang, Wook Sohn ^a,b   Hee, Sun Sim ^b   Min, Ja Kim ^a,b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; Methicillin resistance; Otolaryngology; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 56049095555     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.5.762     Document Type: Article

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