StaphVar-DNA microarray analysis of accessory genome elements of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 877-885

  El Garch, F ^a,c   Hallin, M ^a,c   De Mendonca R ^a   Denis, O ^a   Lefort, A ^b   Struelens, M J ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Resistance; S. aureus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DNA MICROARRAY; GENE LOCATION; GENE TARGETING; GENOME ANALYSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 64649089709     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp089     Document Type: Article

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