Rapid, automated epidemiological typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-111

  McMurray, Claire L ^a   Hardy, Katherine J ^a,b   Hawkey, Peter M ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary gel electrophoresis; MRSA; Rapid epidemiological typing; VNTR

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; BACTERIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTERSPERSED REPEAT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 71749120146     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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