Distribution of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a low-prevalence area

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Moen, Aina Elisabeth Fossum ^a   Storla, Dag Gundersen ^b   Bukholm, Geir ^b,c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; Community; Health care institutions; LTCF; MRSA; Toxin cluster

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EXOTOXINS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77949385754     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2009.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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