Silver resistance in MRSA isolated from wound and nasal sources in humans and animals

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-38

  Loh, Jia V ^a   Percival, Steven L ^b   Woods, Emma J ^b   Williams, Nicola J ^d   Cochrane, Christine A ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

MRSA; Silver; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; SILVER;

AGAR MEDIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; CHIMPANZEE; CHRONIC WOUND; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HORSE; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MARSUPIAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HORSES; HUMANS; MACROPODIDAE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NASAL CAVITY; PAN TROGLODYTES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 61849101100     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2008.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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