Variability of SCCmec in the Zurich area

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 647-653

  Ender, M ^a   Burger, S ^a   Sokoli, A ^a   Zbinden, R ^a   Berger Bachi B ^a   Heusser, R ^a   Senn, M M ^a   McCallum, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SWITZERLAND;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 67349258893     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0663-7     Document Type: Article

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