Oxacillin-susceptible MRSA, the emerging MRSA clone in the UK?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-268

  Saeed, K ^a   Dryden, M ^a   Parnaby, R ^a  

^a ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLONING; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD; CULTURE MEDIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77957670572     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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