Characteristics of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains isolated from skin and soft-tissue infections in Uruguay

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Pardo, Lorena ^a   Machado, Virginia ^a   Mollerach, Marta ^b   Mota, María Inés ^a   Tuchscherr, Lorena P N ^b   Gadea, Pilar ^a   Gardella, Noella ^b   Sordelli, Daniel O ^b   Vola, Magdalena ^a   Schelotto, Felipe ^a   Varela, Gustavo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960842337     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/472126     Document Type: Article

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