MRSA ST22-IVa (EMRSA-15 clone) in Palermo, Italy

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 188-191

  Bonura, Celestino ^a   Plano, Maria Rosa Anna ^a   Di Carlo, Paola ^a   Calà, Cinzia ^a   Cipolla, Domenico ^a   Corsello, Giovanni ^a   Mammina, Caterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EMRSA 15; Epidemiology; Molecular typing; MRSA; ST22 IVA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BERLOCOMBIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TYGECYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 78649701327     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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