Epidemiology and susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Taiwan: emphasis on chlorhexidine susceptibility

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-313

  Sheng, Wang Huei ^a,b   Wang, Jann Tay ^a   Lauderdale, Tsai Ling ^c   Weng, Chia Ming ^a   Chen, Duckling ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Multilocus sequence typing (MLST); qacA B

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHLORHEXIDINE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 59649092356     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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