Characterization of community and hospital staphylococcus aureus isolates in Southampton, UK

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1084-1088

  Green, S M ^a   Marsh, P ^a   Ahmad, N ^a   Jefferies, J M C ^a,b   Clarke, S C ^b,c  

^a HPA RMN South East Regional Laboratory ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77956541769     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.018986-0     Document Type: Article

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