Preliminary report of SCCmec-types and antimicrobial susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a university hospital in Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 920-927

  Lulitanond, Aroonlug ^a   Chanawong, Aroonwadee ^a   Sribenjalux, Pipat ^a   Wilailuckana, Chotechana ^a   Kaewkes, Wanlop ^a   Vorachit, Malai ^b   Ito, Teruyo ^c   Hiramatsu, Keiichi ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; MRSA; SCCmec; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MECA PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

EID: 79952108225     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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