Molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in two metropolitan areas of São Paulo State, Southeast Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-169

  Cury, Gisele Gentile ^a   Mobilon, Cristiane ^a   Stehling, Eliana Guedes ^a   Lancellotti, Marcelo ^a   Ramos, Marcelo De Carvalho ^a   Martinez, Roberto ^b   Brocchi, Marcelo ^a   Da Silveira, Wanderley Dias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Molecular characterization; MRSA; Nosocomial; PCR

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; COA GENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAZIL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77749301568     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000300002     Document Type: Article

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