A correlative analysis of epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clones from diverse geographic locations with virulence measured by a Caenorhabditis elegans host model

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-42

  Wu, K ^a   Zhang, K ^a,b   McClure, J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Schrenzel, J ^c   Francois, P ^c   Harbarth, S ^c   Conly, J ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY GENE REGULATOR; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOTOXIN; GENOMIC DNA; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PROTEIN A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGR GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENE CASSETTE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPA GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84872614989     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1711-x     Document Type: Article

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