Population structure of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from intensive care unit patients in The Netherlands over an 11-year period (1996 to 2006)

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 4090-4095

  Rijnders, M I A ^a   Deurenberg, R H ^a   Boumans, M L L ^a   Hoogkamp Korstanje, J A A ^a   Beisser, P S ^a   Stobberingh, E E ^a   Van Dessel, H ^b   Bloembergen, P ^c   Hendrix, M G R ^d   Vogels, W H M ^e   Hendriks, W D H ^f   Rietra, P J G M ^g   Dejongh, B M ^h   Buiting, A G M ⁱ   Beunders, A J ^j   Waar, K ^k   Sabbe, L J M ^l   Sturm, P ^m   Trienekens, T A M ⁿ   Bijlmer, H A ^o  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MUMC ^*

^c Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^d Laboratory of Microbiology   (Netherlands)

^e MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^h ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

ⁱ CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^j Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^k Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

^l Regional Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^m RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁿ VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^o MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 71549152546     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00820-09     Document Type: Article

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