Population dynamics among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in Germany during a 6-year period

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3186-3192

  Schaumburg, Frieder ^a   Köck, Robin ^a   Mellmann, Alexander ^a   Richter, Laura ^a   Hasenberg, Felicitas ^a   Kriegeskorte, André ^a   Friedrich, Alexander W ^b   Gatermann, Sören ^c   Peters, Georg ^a   Von Eiff, Christof ^a,d   Becker, Karsten ^a   Abele Horn, M ^e,f   Albert, F ^e   Anders, A ^e   Bar W ^e   Beyreiss B ^e   Bierbaum, G ^e   Buhrlen U ^e   Borg, K H U ^f,g   Diaz, C ^e   Ditzen, A ^e   Dobonici, M ^e   Eigner, U ^e   Erichsen, H ^e   Fahr, A ^e   Finzer, P ^e   Frank, U ^e   Freytag, C ^e   Frosch, M ^e   Funke, G ^e   Gatermann, S ^e   Geisen, J ^e   Hell, W ^e   Herrmann, M ^e   Hoffler U ^e   Jacobs, E ^e   Jansen, B ^e   Jonas, D ^e   Kaase, M ^e   Kaulfers, M ^e   Knobloch, J K ^e   Kresken, M ^e   Korber Irrgang B ^e   Van Der Linden, M ^e   Lommel, A ^e   Lucking C ^e   Mack, D ^e   Muller S ^e   Von Muller L ^e   Muller Chorus A ^e   Noldt, K ^e   Pfister, W ^e   Regnath, T ^e   Reiter, W ^e   Rissland, J ^e   Roggenkamp, A ^e   Rohr, U ^e   Rosenthal, E ^e   Schade, S ^e   Scherpe, S ^e   Schmidt Wieland, T ^e   Schoerner, C ^e   Schubert, S ^e   Schwarz, R ^e   Schwegmann, K ^e   Seifert, H ^e   Simon, V ^e   Straube, E ^e   Trautmann, M ^e   Ullmann, U ^e   Vogel, U ^e   Vogt, M ^e   Von Wulffen, H ^e   Wichelhaus, T ^e   Wimmer Dahmen, M L ^e   Wullenweber J ^e   Wurstl B ^e   Kalka Moll, W ^e   Monecke, S ^e   Reinert, R R ^e   Zollner B ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e Aepfelbacher ^*

^f Clauen   (Germany)

^g Clauen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GERMAN; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MECA GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPA GENE; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARRIER STATE; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL PROTEIN A;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84866443733     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01174-12     Document Type: Article

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