Molecular surveillance and population structure analysis of methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in high-risk wards

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3246-3254

  Sergi, Simona ^a   Donnarumma, Francesca ^a   Mastromei, Giorgio ^a   Goti, Emanuele ^a   Nicoletti, Pierluigi ^b   Pecile, Patrizia ^b   Cecconi, Daniela ^b   Mannino, Roberta ^b   Fanci, Rosa ^a   Bosi, Alberto ^a   Bartolozzi, Benedetta ^a   Casalone, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349634904     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00624-09     Document Type: Article

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