Human MRSA isolates with novel genetic homolog, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1016-1018

  Kriegeskorte, André ^a   Ballhausen, Britta ^a   Idelevich, Evgeny A ^a   Köck, Robin ^a   Friedrich, Alexander W ^b   Karch, Helge ^a   Peters, Georg ^a   Becker, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTOBIPROLE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; GLYCYLCYCLINE DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; OXACILLIN; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOGRAMIN;

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE CASSETTE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LETTER; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEFOXITIN; GERMANY; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR TYPING; OXACILLIN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84861210185     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1806.110910     Document Type: Letter

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