Clonal spreading of methicillin-resistant SCCmec Staphylococcus aureus with specific spa and dru types in central Taiwan

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 499-504

  Ho, C M ^a,b   Ho, M W ^a   Lee, C Y ^a   Tien, N ^a   Lu, J J ^a,b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN A; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN B; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHILD; CLONAL SPREADING; DNA STRUCTURE; DRU GENE; FEMALE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LUKSF GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA GENE; SEB GENE; SEC GENE; SPA GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL CHROMOSOMAL CASSETTE; TAIWAN; TST GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TAIWAN; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862837982     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1338-3     Document Type: Article

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