Microbiological characteristics of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus causing uncomplicated bacteremia and infective endocarditis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 292-294

  Chi, A Yu ^a,b,c   Wang, Shih Min ^d   Lin, Chia Chun ^a   Liu, Ching Chuan ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 73949153222     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01788-09     Document Type: Note

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