Are qacG, qacH and qacJ genes transferring from food isolates to carriage isolates of staphylococci?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-96

  Ye, H F ^a   Zhang, M ^a   O'Donoghue, M ^a   Boost, M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FOOD; GENE TRANSFER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CARRIER STATE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84455169578     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.08.024     Document Type: Letter

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