Coagulase and protein A polymorphisms do not contribute to persistence of nasal colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 222-232

  Van Belkum, A ^a   Eriksen, N H Riewarts ^b   Sijmons, Marly ^a   Van Leeuwen, W ^a   Van Den Bergh, Marjolein ^a   Kluytmans, Jan ^a   Espersen, F ^b   Verbrugh, H ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Staphylococcus Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE; PROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 8044228386     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-3-222     Document Type: Article

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