Characteristics of community- and hospital-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying SCCmec type IV isolated in Malaysia

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1213-1218

  Ahmad, Norazah ^a   Ruzan, Izayu Nurfarha ^a   Ghani, Mohamed Kamel Abd ^b   Hussin, Azura ^c   Nawi, Salbiah ^d   Aziz, Mohamad Nazri ^e   Maning, Nurahan ^f   Eow, Victor Lim Kok ^g  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (Malaysia)

^d Selayang Hospital   (Malaysia)

^e HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^f General Hospital Kota Bharu   (Malaysia)

^g INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAYSIA; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049083454     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.011353-0     Document Type: Article

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