Distribution of virulence genes in spa types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients in intensive care units

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-36

  Kim, Taeksoo ^a   Yi, Jongyoun ^b   Hong, Ki Ho ^a   Park, Jeong Su ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Spa typing; Superantigen; Virulence factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SUPERANTIGEN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUPERANTIGENS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79959554922     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2011.31.1.30     Document Type: Article

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