The non-association of Panton-Valentine leukocidin and mecA genes in the genome of Staphylococcus aureus from hospitals in South Western Nigeria

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-164

  Terry Alli, O A ^a   Ogbolu, D O ^a   Mustapha, J O ^a   Akinbami, R ^a   Ajayi, A O ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

mecA; methicillin resistant S. aureus; molecular epidemiology; Nigeria; panton valentine leukocidin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CEFTAZIDIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; ETA PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PEFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862584884     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.96675     Document Type: Article

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