Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bloodstream infections in a university hospital

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 959-968

  Yetkin, Gülay ^a   Kuzucu, Çiǧdem ^a   Durmaz, Bengül ^a   Durmaz, Riza ^a   Çizmeci, Zeynep ^a   Işeri, Latife ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AP PCR; Bloodstream infections; Methicillin resistant staphyococcus aureus; PFGE

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CULTURE; HIGH RATE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL CENTER; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; S. AUREUS;

AMPLIFICATION; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD;

EID: 73649092149     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0801-12     Document Type: Article

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