What to do with MRSA with a novel mec gene?

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 580-581

  Fluit, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIAL DNA; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE DISEASES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79960690308     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: 14744457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70180-3     Document Type: Letter

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