Characterisation of virulence genes in methicillin susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from a paediatric population in a university hospital of medellín, Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 980-985

  Jiménez, Judy Natalia ^a   Ocampo, Ana María ^a   Vanegas, Johanna Marcela ^a   Rodríguez, Erika Andrea ^a   Garcés, Carlos Guillermo ^b,c   Patiño, Luz Adriana ^b   Ospina, Sigifredo ^b   Correa, Margarita María ^a  

^a Grupo de Microbiología Molecular   (Colombia)

^b Hospital Universitario   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

MRSA; MSSA; Staphylococcus aureus; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

IVA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855491626     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000800013     Document Type: Article

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