Molecular analysis and susceptibility patterns of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains causing community- and health care-associated infections in the northern region of Palestine

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-198

  Adwan, Kamel ^a   Jarrar, Naser ^a   Abu Hijleh, Awni ^a   Adwan, Ghaleb ^a   Awwad, Elena ^b   Salameh, Yousef ^a  

^a AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Palestine)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; MRSA; Nasal carriage; Palestine; PCR assay; Phylogenic analysis; SCCmec typing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DISK DIFFUSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MECA BACTERIAL GENE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PALESTINE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE EAST; MOLECULAR TYPING; NASAL CAVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875365712     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.03.040     Document Type: Article

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