Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Global epidemiology and harmonisation of typing methods

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-282

  Stefani, Stefania ^a   Chung, Doo Ryeon ^b   Lindsay, Jodi A ^c   Friedrich, Alex W ^d   Kearns, Angela M ^e   Westh, Henrik ^f   MacKenzie, Fiona M ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; MRSA; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLONAL SPECIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE SEQUENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOLECULAR TYPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA;

EID: 84858282256     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.09.030     Document Type: Short Survey

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