Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from clinical and community sources are genetically diverse

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-353

  Ghasemzadeh Moghaddam, Hamed ^a   Ghaznavi Rad, Ehsanollah ^a   Sekawi, Zamberi ^a   Yun Khoon, Liew ^a   Aziz, Mohammad Nazri ^b   Hamat, Rukman Awang ^a   Melles, Damian C ^c   van Belkum, Alex ^c   Shamsudin, Mariana Nor ^a   Neela, Vasanthakumari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Pathology Laboratories   (Malaysia)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community associated MSSA; Invasive MSSA; Malaysia; Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Virulent profile of MSSA

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALAYSIA; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952697933     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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