Molecular epidemiological analysis of methicillin-resistant staphylococci in a neonatal intensive care unit

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 129-138

  Takei, Yasushi ^a,b   Yokoyama, Kumi ^c   Katano, Hideki ^d   Tsukiji, Mami ^e   Ezaki, Takayuki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Venex Research Institute   (Japan)

^e KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant coagulase negative staphylococci; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; NICU; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

DETECTION RATES; IMPROVEMENT PLANS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INFANT INCUBATORS; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NICU; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ROOM AIR; SAMPLE LOCATION; SIMILAR PATTERN;

ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING;

ENZYME INHIBITION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DNA RESTRICTION; GENOTYPE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NURSES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 78650908656     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.15.129     Document Type: Article

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