Analyzing multiclonality of Staphylococcus aureus in clinical diagnostics using spa-based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3647-3648

  Matussek, Andreas ^a   Stark, Lisa ^a,b   Dienus, Olaf ^a   Aronsson, Joakim ^a   Mernelius, Sara ^a,b   Löfgren, Sture ^a   Lindgren, Per Eric ^a,b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONAL VARIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPA TYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COINFECTION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80053555728     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00389-11     Document Type: Article

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