Community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated in dermatology department

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 823-826

  Nejma, Mouna Ben ^a   Mastouri, Maha ^b   Hadj Jrad, Besma Bel ^a   Makhlouf, Mohamed ^a   Nour, Mohamed ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology   (Tunisia)

^b UHC   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Dermatology; MRSA; Panton valentine leukocidin; Skin infections

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77951781888     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179229     Document Type: Article

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