Genotyping of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained in the Northeast region of Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 877-881

  De Sousa, F C ^a   Silva Carvalho, M C ^b   Fernandes, M J B C ^a   Vieira, M F P ^a   Pellegrino, F L P C ^b   Figueiredo, A M S ^b   De Melo, M C N ^a   Milan, E P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Brazilian epidemic clone; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Pediatric clone; SCCmecIV

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAZIL; CELL LINEAGE; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 71049159213     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000018     Document Type: Article

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